The possibility of “designer babies” has led to mixed reactions in the scientific world. On one hand, genetic modification allows for the destruction of mutations and diseases prior to birth. On the other hand, these advances in biotechnology could lead to occupational favorability, societal categorization, and the construction of a new caste system.
In the film Gattaca, Vincent Freeman (Ethan Hawke) is held back from his dreams of flying to space due to genetic discrimination (his “inferior” DNA base sequence) brought on by society. The plot references a much larger debate.
Please ensure that you are referring to the film as one of your sources for evidence.
Considerations:
Do we have the right to alter our unborn children? Is this our attempt to “play God”? Consider the creation of “super soldiers” and “financial favoritism”.
Should Gattaca be the type of society that we need to aim for by playing the genetic percentages?
How far should science be allowed to go? When is science breaching (going beyond) moral ethics? e.g. Should scientists be permitted to clone humans for the purpose of harvesting organs? (This issue has been discussed in books like Never Let Me Go and films like The Island
Requirements:
Double spaced
Mediated organization
MLA formatting
Works Cited page (including Gattaca)
Two to three academic sources + film
Three full pages minimum
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