Should parents have the power to select their children's genetic traits?
In short: Explore the ethical complexities of genetic engineering through the story of a deaf couple. This video examines whether choosing specific traits for a child is a matter of cultural preservation or a moral boundary.
Michael Vazquez and Raye Ploeger present a dilemma involving Andre and Leslie, a deaf couple considering a genetic process to ensure their future child is also deaf. Their goal is to raise a child immersed in deaf culture, sharing their specific lived experiences. The discussion, produced with the Parr Center for Ethics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, weighs the ethics of such genetic interventions.
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