Doctor visits are expensive; fatal diseases are even more costly. Some diseases that take a person's life are passed down from generation to generation, making the disease genetic. With today's technological advances, an embryo's genes can be screened for disease-carrying mutant genes. Embryo screening gives parents the option of having a child or refusing to have a child with potential defects, difficulties, or a shortened life. Although embryo screening is considered a gift because of its ability to detect disease genes, human genetic engineering can be considered a greater blessing because of its ability to modify the disease-carrying gene. In my research paper I will explain how Kant and Mill believe the destiny of our future generation is determining and how its future is unethical, while also explaining how Julian Savelescu believes it is a moral obligation to select valuable characteristic traits. The central argument and debate between the two opposing camps concerns the ethics of parenting: “whether parents should maximize the well-being of their children, or simply give them a good enough life” (Savelescu 1). Recently, a project led by scientists, The Human Genome Project has now been completed. This project required years of knowledge and technological advancement to successfully map a three billion nucleotide sequence of the human genome. With this step in the right direction, scientists have located genes corresponding to various traits on our chromosomes, enabling future tests of whether genomes contain sequences associated with specific diseases. Embryo screening, also recognized as preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), allows for the detection of diseases without waiting to be submitted...... middle of article...... Quoted Burgess, JA and Adrian J. Walsh. “Is genetic engineering inherently wrong? » Journal of Value Inquiry 32 (1998): 393-406. Internet. April 13, 2014. Gunderson, Martin. “In Search of Perfection: A Kantian Look at Human Genetic Engineering.” Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics 28.2 (2007): 87-102. Print.Gunderson, Martin. “Genetic engineering and the consent of future people. » Journal of Evolution and Technology. (2008): 1-8. Print. Pray, Leslie. “Embryo screening and the ethics of human genetic engineering.” Nature.com. Nature Publishing Group, 2008. Web. March 20, 2014.PDF: http://www.rsrevision.com/Alevel/ethics/genetic_engineering/Explain_how_Kantian_Ethics_might_respond_to_issues_raised_by_genetic_engineering.pdf “Eugenics.” Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, and Web. May 9, 2014. “Nazi eugenics.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, nd Web. May 9 2014.