PhysicalLobster3909 t1_jee7zyk wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:33 AM

Reply to comment by RedhandedMan in Selected before birth | Embryo risk screening could lower the odds of illnesses ranging from depression to diabetes, but poses ethical problems by ADefiniteDescription

Both of you are right. The concern about how it could modify our view of disability and illness in general is legitimate however.

The second problem is the level of defect that would be "acceptable" or "unacceptable" between severe disability and markers making depression, diabetes or any slight problem more likely.

The first is undoubtedly a progress, the second blurs the line between that and a more dubious "optimisation".

PhysicalLobster3909 t1_jee7c3l wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:26 AM

Reply to comment by Factsaretheonlytruth in Selected before birth | Embryo risk screening could lower the odds of illnesses ranging from depression to diabetes, but poses ethical problems by ADefiniteDescription

The real question is the level of "defects" which would justify termination. Wanting to avoid debilitating diseases is a thing, doing the same for an increased probability of illness in life is another level of selection.