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shamrock_uk · 11-17-2004, 09:48 PM

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp...&notFound=true

This is a very interesting article which raises all sorts of questions about the rights of parents to choose what physical attributes their children have. The couple here have views on their disability (deafness) which some may consider distorted (although shared by many) and make a decision that many would consider immoral.

I haven't quoted it because it's rather long. Any contributions to the thread I would appreciate staying off the topic of same-sex marriage or anything related to it - it's irrelevent to the issues raised by the article.

To those who read it, I would put to you these questions:

1) Can the children complain?

2) If no, have the mothers done anything wrong? That is to say, if no one has been harmed, can the action still be wrong?

3) If yes, why?

4) Can deafness be viewed as a culture, or is it just a plain and simple disability?

5) Do parents have a duty to have the best offspring possible. If yes, how does this reflect on the debate about "designer babies" and genetic enhancement?

[ 11-17-2004, 09:49 PM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]

11-17-2004, 09:48 PM	#1
shamrock_uk Dracolich Join Date: January 24, 2004 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 3,092	http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp...&notFound=true This is a very interesting article which raises all sorts of questions about the rights of parents to choose what physical attributes their children have. The couple here have views on their disability (deafness) which some may consider distorted (although shared by many) and make a decision that many would consider immoral. I haven't quoted it because it's rather long. Any contributions to the thread I would appreciate staying off the topic of same-sex marriage or anything related to it - it's irrelevent to the issues raised by the article. To those who read it, I would put to you these questions: 1) Can the children complain? 2) If no, have the mothers done anything wrong? That is to say, if no one has been harmed, can the action still be wrong? 3) If yes, why? 4) Can deafness be viewed as a culture, or is it just a plain and simple disability? 5) Do parents have a duty to have the best offspring possible. If yes, how does this reflect on the debate about "designer babies" and genetic enhancement? [ 11-17-2004, 09:49 PM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]