'Only God has the right to interfere with our Genes'

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‘Only God has the right to interfere with our Genes’

Firstly, I have split opinions about the above statement, my reason for agreeing are as follows.

I think that God, being the creator should be the only one who is allowed to interfere with our genes. It is wrong that people other than god should be allowed to change the way our child looks and the qualities it has. My view backs up the fact that medical technology has gone too far over the years.

In another light, I disagree with this statement because it could also be a good idea for doctors or whoever to interfere with our genes if it is going to stop hereditary diseases such as cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy and diabetes and the cure the ‘incurable’.

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There are many Arguments in Favour and Against Genetic engineering, both religious and non-religious. The Non-religious Argument in Favour agrees with me as I say that it offers the chance to cure hereditary or incurable diseases. The other reasons in favour are because it is available in other countries and only people rich enough can afford the treatments and it is a part of medical research, which is closely monitored by the law.

The Non-religious Arguments against Genetic Engineering state that it does not give enough information about the consequences and has effects that would be permanent, if ...

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