The Bigger the Better

What is the modern family nowadays? No, I’m not talking about the TV show but rather the set characteristics that each family must have in order to be deemed a family. Are there even characteristics? I usually don’t go to Urban Dictionary but their definition of family seems to detail a very concise point. Urban Dictionary defines family as, “A group of people, usually of the same blood (but do not have to be), who genuinely love, trust, care about, and look out for each other.” Rather than having a particular structure, the ability to have fluidity amongst the definition of family is the key idea in this situation. Although I understand that there are many people who are against the ethical implications of the three parent child but there are many reasons as to why the idea of the three parent child can benefit the people who choose to go through with the process. From LGBT+ parents who want to have children or couples who have issues with getting pregnant, the idea of the three parent baby allows parents to extend their love to children that they have always wanted. There are many couples who although have the financial ability and desire to have a child, but are disappointed in their inability to have their traits carried on to their beloved child. This process allows such a child to be grown out of love from several parties. While there are risks to going through this process, there are also risks in going through processes like in vitro fertilization that have continuously helped couples to have kids in the past. While there are ethical implications to this process, there are many positives that outweigh the situation.

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  1. I agree with your stance. There is nothing more important to parents than their babies’ health, which is why this process is so positive in its overall impact. Like any other procedures have its risks, this one does too. Yet, the reward of a healthy child is one that would help future generations. I think that the three parent is just a temporary process that will contribute a significant amount of healthy genes into the gene pool in the decades to come. Once there are mostly healthy people in the gene pool, it would be redundant to use the three parent child process.