Causes for Concern
This second period of Eugenics has the potential to be far more harmful to mankind than the first and although much can be written about this, I will outline only some of the dangers of this new and 'improved' Eugenics.
Economic Concerns
Embryonic Research for the medical purposes or human cloning has caused much debate in recent years.
If genetic engineering were to be legalized, who would have access to this technology?
Would there be a need for a genetic welfare democracy?
Sociological Concerns
Would some kind of Superhuman class be inadvertently created by the market and the already-existing disparities in wage and wealth distributions along lines of race, class, or gender?
Philosophical Concerns
What happens when we continually treat human life in a utilitarian way?
When are Rights accorded to a human life? – Is this decision based on ability or superficial traits?
If we assert that the lack of these traits mean a lack of humanity or a lack of worth, what are we simultaneously asserting about people who currently live with disorders that lack these abilities or traits?
