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[โ€“] Don_Dickle@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ok then lets say you could prevent your son from have cancer in his teens or heart disease in his twenties or addictition in his forties or alzheimers or dementia or any other type of disease it's not you conforming to society like changing looks or anything. But if done correctly tell me you would not want your son to get the best start from birth?

[โ€“] Mesa@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Can you elaborate on "done correctly"?

[โ€“] Don_Dickle@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Scientifically probably not. But lets say in the next 5 years we can pinpoint diseases that were terminal. Counting out the government or anyone else besides loved ones or at least just the parents?

[โ€“] Mesa@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Would you trust your government to fairly and equitably decide who gets such treatments?

The scientific, societal, and economic aspects of eugenics are inextricable.

[โ€“] Don_Dickle@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

No not the government because it is dumb as hell but if parents had the option to have a gurantee their child will outlive them then it should be up to them and them alone.