The human race is totally full of masses of genetic variety, but with genetic variety comes an enormous array of genetic illnesses. These genetic illnesses can range all the way from comparatively benign conditions to more dangerous sicknesses. Some genetic illnesses are a bother to live with, but controllable. Eczema can be uncomfortable and unpleasant occasionally and though thereis no cure there are topical remedies available to alleviate the symptoms. Other genetic illnesses can be stopped from developing while correct measures are taken. Phenylketonuria ( PKU ) is a condition in which people can’t eat things that have phenylalanine in them, which is related to foods with protein. Having a low-phenylalanine diet can predominantly stop mental retardation and brain damage from developing.
Then there are more illnesses that are terminal and deadly. Cystic fibrosis ( CF ), a sickness that clogs the lungs and bowels typically ends in death at a tender age. Genetic illnesses can be debatable because they bring up many moral issues.
For one, should fetuses that are genetically ordained to develop afatal illness be given the chance to live? Some would see termination as merciful, and others would see it as murder. This leads on to the issue of stem cell research. stem cells research could probably stop genetic diseases, but some see this as murdering human life.
It’s hard to solve whether a fetus counts as a human life. On one hand, a fetus isn’t equal to a homo sapien, but on the other hand it grows up to be one. The chance of curing or forestalling genetic medical conditions brings us to another issuethe future of genetic engineering. There’s something moral about circumventing genetic illnesses, yet there might be something dishonest about the predetermination of human life generally. Part of human life is the power ( or illusion ) of preference and changing our genetics takes that away, even if it is for a good cause. There aren’t any clear answers to these moral concerns, but the fact still is that we try and fight with illness and science may continue to find better strategies to do so, and the effect of these developments still need to be determined.
