Whilst I agree in general principle, these are children. As long as an adult isn't hurting themselves or others, I believe they should have freedom of choice, but young kids?
If I saw something I thought was harming a child right in front of me, I think my first reaction would be to prevent the harm to the child and deal with the consequences later. Not necessarily a terribly BRIGHT thing to do, but could I live with myself otherwise? I'm not sure.
Adults make all sorts of decisions that deeply affect their children, without children having any say--what food they eat, what they watch, read, or what they play with; what religion they practice, etc.
Also true, but those things that can be worked around, overcome, or opted out on. Rewriting their DNA? Not so much.
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Date: 2011-10-23 07:58 pm (UTC)If I saw something I thought was harming a child right in front of me, I think my first reaction would be to prevent the harm to the child and deal with the consequences later. Not necessarily a terribly BRIGHT thing to do, but could I live with myself otherwise? I'm not sure.
Adults make all sorts of decisions that deeply affect their children, without children having any say--what food they eat, what they watch, read, or what they play with; what religion they practice, etc.
Also true, but those things that can be worked around, overcome, or opted out on. Rewriting their DNA? Not so much.