> eugenics has got a bad rap
Mostly in Europe and North America, and territories culturally-influenced by them, largely as a side-effect of historical events 80 years ago.
Other parts of the world have different opinions on the matter.
Mostly in Europe and North America, and territories culturally-influenced by them, largely as a side-effect of historical events 80 years ago.
Other parts of the world have different opinions on the matter.
I can't recall the title of an Australian gov't commissioned paper on the subject but this was ultimately the conclusion.
The paper also pointed out that domestic attempts to regulate these acts would ultimately be futile because people were already traveling abroad (specifically Italy) to seek out reproductive/eugenic services that were not legal in Australia.
Vulnerable monocultures; hyper-optimisation for a specific trait (or many breeds each optimised for a different trait); morphology significantly different to the wild form, with fashion preferences leading to fundamental health issues that can only be fixed by altering the fashion (GSD hip dysplasia, pug squashed noses).
People who have to buy RoundUp from Monsanto to keep breathing or to have kids etc.
There is no limit to how bad this could go.
And like pretty much any knowledge or technique, it will be developed and used, and so the only ways to head off the horror outcome is a combination of arbitrary legal declarations to just make some things illegal or at least pointless (not profitable), and open source, putting the same powers in the hands of individuals.