Assuming genetic engineering remains expensive and only the wealthy can afford to engineer their children with more desirable features, such as greater intelligence and a lower likelihood of illness, is it morally permissible to allow genetic engineering? Based on the core principles of either virtue ethics, Kantian ethics, or utilitarianism, explain why or why not. Is it morally different to use genetic engineering to lower the likelihood of illness as opposed to using it to select increased intelligence? Based on the core principles of either virtue ethics, Kantian ethics, or utilitarianism, explain why or why not.



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