What If Genetic Engineering Allowed Parents to Choose Their Children’s Traits?

Imagine parents walking into a clinic and being asked: “Would you like your child to be tall, brilliant, athletic, or free from disease?” Genetic engineering could make this scenario possible, turning family planning into an act of design rather than chance. While the promise of eliminating illness sounds incredible, it also opens the door to difficult questions about ethics, identity, and equality.

Families and Future Generations
Families could reduce suffering by eliminating genetic diseases. Children might grow up healthier, smarter, and stronger than ever before. But would love between parent and child change if traits were chosen instead of naturally given? Would family pride become about design rather than unconditional acceptance?

Businesses and a New Economy
Biotech companies would dominate the future, offering “trait packages” to those who could afford them. This could create a new global industry worth trillions. But access would not be equal. Wealthier families might design “super-children,” while others remain natural. The gap between rich and poor could deepen, creating social divides unlike anything we have seen.

Faith, Morality, and God’s Role
Faith communities would wrestle with one central question: where does science end and God’s role begin? If humans take control of creation, does that honor God’s gifts - or challenge His authority? For many, the power to choose life’s design would feel like playing God, forcing society to reflect on humility, purpose, and respect for human dignity.

Final Thought for You
So here’s the question: If you could ensure your child was healthy, brilliant, and beautiful, would you choose it - or would you trust the natural gift of life as it is?

Share this with a friend and ask them: Should parents design children, or should life remain in God’s hands?