http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/books/review/Saletan.html
In this book review of Michael Sandel's book based on his "The Case Against Perfection," the article talks about Sandel's' take on genetic engineering as a "threat to our humanity." Although I believe that genetic engineering has the potential to help many, Sandel offers a good point in that it's not just about the fact that it could not be offered equally to people, that it's not safe, it doesn't really work as a form of therapy, etc. but that it may "violate the norms embedded in human practices." Genetic enhancement could completely change our view of what perfection is, and how to go about it. Do we really want to go against nature, and everything we know?
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