Should doctors be allowed to genetically modify unborn children at the parents' request?
अमृतत्वस्य तु नाशास्ति वित्तेन । Source – Brihdaranyakopanishad 2.4.2 Immortality cannot be achieved by wealth In modern era, people want to own almost everything using money. Wealth is a sword to eradicate the poverty not a magical weapon to stab the nature's law and just doing that suits human comfort more. The impact of going against the natural laws are always harmful and it's repercussions can be seen through numerous natural disasters. Technological advancements ie hybridization of seeds and then hybridization of genetics are in trend, but as mentioned earlier also if extremely going beyond the natural laws it's never an appealing move. Yet our scientists are continuously working on the discoveries and advancing towards more technocrats keeping in mind the mother universal laws. What are Genetically modified children ? A designer baby is an embryo that has been genetically modified (or gene-edited) for the sa...