Designing the Perfect Baby: A Leap Forward or a Step Too Far?

Imagine a world where parents can handpick the traits of their unborn child, such as intelligence, athleticism, musical talent, and even remove the risk of diseases or physical disabilities. The idea of customizing a baby’s DNA before birth raises fascinating possibilities, but it also sparks serious ethical debates. Is it progress to eliminate suffering and enhance potential, or are we crossing a moral line by trying to engineer perfection? As we stand on the edge of this scientific frontier, we must ask: just because we can, does that mean we should?

This is a question that I would like to share my knowledge on, and I thank the Hivelearners community for the prompt discussion. Before I start, my name is Fashtioluwa, and I welcome you to my blog. In today's write-up, I will answer some questions based on this topic, so it would be better if you read through it to understand better.

There is something that people always say: "Mistake or imperfection makes us human," so the fact that a human is trying to make a perfect human is a mistake in the first place. Babies are human and they would grow up into being an adult, imagine you have an adult that walks around with all these amazing attributes that their so-called parent selected from birth by removing all their flaws, the person might feel like a walking god on earth or in the long run, the human nature will take over and there would be a mistake.

Would this be Right?

Honestly, having to pick the gifts, talents, and remove all traces of defects, and I could make my child a perfect child, then the truth is, I would do that without a second thought, only if other people don't have that same privilege. This is a power not everyone should have access to, and if they do, then it won't be right because it would cause a huge problem in the future, thinking about human nature, but apart from that, I believe everyone deserves to have a good and healthy life. One thing is, if everyone were perfect in all areas, then everyone would be a boss and no one would follow anyone's instruction, causing a city of chaos.

Would this be ethical?

When I saw this question, I laugh because I don't think there is a science that has been created to make such a thing happen and if they have, then they have to operate all this kind of imperfection out of the child when they are still very new, so answer me this question: "Do you think it is ethical to operate on a child and start removing anything from them because we feel it going to make them imperfect?"

So, unless we want to go to the God, make a request, and he allows it, then that's the only way it can be ethical, but if not that, then it is not.

Would this be a great improvement?

In as much that I feel that this would cause a problem, I also believe it would lead to great improvement in human life and history. If we have people who have a good trait in the governments, and they all want to see the world in a better place for you and for me and the entire human race, then it would be such a great improvement.

The reason why the world is so bad and chaotic is because we have so many humans whose souls have been touched by the hand of imperfection, and they want nothing good again. If they see another country doing good, they would want to destroy it. It is what it is.
It would be a great improvement if we could have born and perfect leaders, but I don't think such would ever happen.

In the pursuit of perfection, we must not lose sight of what it means to be human. While gene editing may offer incredible benefits, eradicating diseases, improving quality of life, and giving children a better start, it also presents a dangerous temptation to control life itself in ways that challenge ethics, equality, and natural diversity. Choosing a child’s talents or physical traits might seem like a gift, but it risks creating a future where value is measured by design rather than character. As science advances, the question is no longer can we modify our children, it’s should we? And in answering that, we must tread with caution, compassion, and deep reflection.

Thanks for reading. My name is Fashtioluwa.

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