The Ethics of Engineering Humans
The FDA recently approved a new drug to treat short stature in kids. Prenatal testing offers parents the hope of having a healthy baby. But what message does that send about disability or physical imperfection? How far will we science go to make cosmetic improvements or prevent disability?
Guests:
Joel Garreau, author of Radical Evolution: The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies -- and What It Means to Be Human; reporter and editor, The Washington Post
Joan Rothschild, author of The Dream of the Perfect Child; professor emeritus, political science, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; research associate, Center for Human Environments, The Graduate Center, City University of New York
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