There is by now an extensive literature on current and prospective developments in genetic engineering aimed at altering our children. One group of commentators finds these developments deeply troubling. This group claims that genetic engineering violates nature and expresses a demand for mastery and control that is at odds with compassionate parenting. Another group finds such (...)
November 30, 1999
Books
Techno sapiens?
Babies by DesignThe Ethics of Genetic ChoiceRonald M. GreenYale University Press, $19, 288 pp.
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