Perfect Society: The Effects of Human Genetic Engineering

Many citizens strive to make our society a better one for everyone. By attempting to filter out genetic inferiorities, many believed there were positive effects to the idea of eugenics. Many historic eugenicists thought society would be better by preventing the births of people afflicted with these inheritable diseases. This sterilization movement was very flawed in the early 20th century. Much of the data collected and methods used by eugenicists determined why certain individuals were malleable to a society. There were many reasons why eugenics failed then and it is still flawed today. Human genetic engineering is eliminates certain traits to continue in future generations to man make a perfect society. Even with a perfect society there will be people who will not be able to fit that category. There are some negative long-term effects to human genetic engineering. Negative long term effects from human genetic engineering causes consequences that widen the socio-economic gap as well as limits genetic diversity.

Advances in genetics and reproductive technology have opened the door to a new form of eugenics, termed “human genetic engineering,” that is focused on repairing faulty genes associated with disease or other health conditions. This is done through gene therapy, which is the alteration of a genome that could take place in the sperm and egg cells, alters the traits that a child is born with. Human genetic engineering is the science of manipulating an individual’s genetic makeup, with the intention of altering observable traits. The genes are manipulated our to make our bodies better in IQ and muscle strength. The changes would be inheritable and passed down through the generations. I recall from the article, “From ...

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...ents and scientists are not looking at the ethics, they are looking at competent fetus that are able to survive in society. Many scientists do not feel what they are doing is wrong. The accuracy of eugenicist ideas was severely overrated. Although based on genetics, 21st century science and technology advances, we know that some gene mutations are associated with Down syndrome and Cystic Fibrosis. Human genetic engineering is just the best way to term “modern eugenics.” Scientists have developed methods to change genes to make bodies better. Centuries later, eugenics has been masked by science to create the perfect society that has little to no faults. Human genetic engineering can be negative engineering, referring to the correction of genetic disorders and deficiencies by eliminating the weaker features of humans to make sure there are born more efficiently.