So I am reading this book called, My Sister's Keeper and it's about this girl who has cancer in her blood and her parents need to find blood that matches with hers. So the parents decide to make a child with her exact blood type. Make a child as in make a child in a lab and make this child exactly the way the parents want her like what sex, what blood type, what hair color and so on. The parents make a girl that has this other girl's blood type. For 13 years they use this girl to let the other girl keep living even though, she will die from cancer. I won't tell you the rest of the book but there is a point to me telling you what it's a little bit about.

The point is, I found out that people actually do this. They make children in labs and they make them how ever they want them. They could pick their hair color, eye color, blood type, whether it's a girl or boy. I knew you could make babies in labs but I didn't know you could decide things about the baby.

My question, which a lot of people have the same question, is do you think it's right or wrong to play God with a life? Should you be allowed to pick things about the baby?

I know some people make babies in labs because they can't have a baby the other way, is that right?

I don't know if what happens in the book, really happens in real life but do you think it's right or wrong to make a baby to help another child.

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That book made me cry so hard.

Me too.

And, how would you feel if you knew that the way you were was pre-planned? I mean, in a way it might make you feel special, but also like your parents only want you if you are a certain way.

You're not playing god, you're cheating nature, and that will come back to haunt us. Even if you dont want a child because it might turn out to be an ugly mcnasty, you love it either way.You'd have to be really dick to feel otherwise, and since I know people like that actually do exist out there, I hope they feel great hardship in their life.

Even if all else fails and they create another child in order to save their daughter's life, it seems a bit risky. What do you do if something goes wrong? What do you do with the child once their purpose of living is fulfilled & you no longer need them?

Playing God & creating another human being seems a bit risky to me because you can't make something & maintain control over it completely. But if everything works out as planned, kudos to them.

It all depends on what lengths you would go to to save your child. Personally I couldn't give two sh**ts about weither a kid lived or died. As a concerned parent I can see this happening.
I think it is fine, as long as you have the money for it I see no problem. Play God? What more could a mortal want then a chance to be an Immortal. In retort to your question I have one of my own. What happends to the child after the blood has been used?

That book made me cry so hard. I think it's wrong unless you were planning or wanting another baby any way.

As for cheating on Uma, meh. Same goes for Jude Law, Halle Berry's boyfriends, not Brad Pitt because please, Jennifer Aniston has nothing on Angelina Jolie, and that guy from Almost Famous. The "I am a golden god" guy. Who cheats on Mary-Louise Parker?! When she's preggers with your child, no less?!

HE is the epitome of scum. ..What is his NAME? Billy Crudup! Scum, that man.

Ethan Hawke is a little child. look at his highschool half beard. He should shave and stop trying to look like a man, so he spares all of us from seeing ***** on his face

also he is an idiot because he cheated on Uma Therman. Good job Ethan. Retard...... you have just lost a hot wife



but the movie training day excuses all of that

Hmmm, I'm more Ethan Hawke.

Jude Law is such a fox...

And anyway, it wouldn't be entirely accurate. Case and Point: Gattaca.

Oh, and, no. People aren't doing this yet. Designer babies are still in the future. Check your sources.

"Playing God" irritates me. First of all, I'm annoyed by the term, as if there was a God, it wouldn't give a damn about eye color.

Second of all, it just annoys me in general. Everyone here already knows enough about me to predict what I'm probably going to say on the subject, so I'm going to save time and not say anything.

I think it's wrong to be playing God.
If people wanted to have children but couldn't there are hundreads of orphans that are begging 2 b adopted.And it would also be wrong if they made them to save another kid's live because we can't decide who lives and who doesn't.
That's God's job.

Well, I heard it's true from people, but I don't have any sites or anything like that to confirm this. I was pretty shocked myself. I was thinking that scientists are trying to make it possible for people to do that in the future but that they haven't come up with the solution yet. I heard that people are arguing whether it's right or wrong to do that. I don't know if any of it's true but if it was true...

I would think it's okay for parents who can't have children but the question in my mind is, why would you want to make a child exactly like you want it? I wouldn't do that if I could or could not have children. If I have to I will make a lab baby but I don't need to pick certain things about him or her. If other people choice to do that then okay, it's their choice. It's their business, I just don't understand why. However, everyone has a reason for what they do or do not do, so it much be a goood reason for them picking what they want and don't want the their child to have

Thanks for the posts

We talked about this in my Biology class quite a bit... About being able to change genes and everything. I also haven't heard that it's possible yet, but if it is I think for the people who are having trouble having kids it is good. For everyone else, it's not. I'll explain.

If we are able to change genes and change physical things about people, then this can create a 'norm' and a social acceptance of what is normal. Then those who choose not to change their children's genes will have socially 'abnormal' children. Do you see where I'm getting at? It's almost kind of Hitler-esque...

WHOA. Are you sure about that being a tried and true process? I didn't think we knew nearly enough about genetics to be able to manipulate them like that. Can you post a link to confirm this?


I think it is only a dangerous proposition that could escalate into some highly negative social ramifications. It's like the Stepford Wives en masse....

What Eutrepe said.

And I think it's very helpful for people who can't have kids naturally to be able to do so through science.

And can't you also use this science to possibly change defects such as mental retardation in utero? If so, this is also helpful.

Let's just create a mass of second class people while we're at it.

Eeeh...I hate that idea...it's so...Apocalyptic-ish.