As Clay in the Potter's Hand, Eugenicists Would Edit Human Genes

Utilitarian bioethicists and transhumanists see the human genome as clay in the potter's hand. Now that "gene editing" has been accomplished in China, some want to go full bore into embryo -- which will one day lead to fetal -- experimentation to rid us of bad diseases.

Behind the health issue, the ultimate goal is genetic human enhancement and redesign that passes down the generations, in essence, remaking us in the image desired by biotechnologists. Some bioethicists have called for cauti...