JOHN HARRIS: The only traits it would be morally problematic to induce are those that would be harmful to the individual or to others. It wouldn’t be morally problematic if a woman had a boy rather than a girl, or a child with a particular skin or eye colour or high intelligence. No one has a reason to bemoan the birth of such a child. Nor would the child have grounds for complaint.
On the other hand, to choose to bring a child with diseases or disabilities into being is morally problematic. A child born permanently deaf, or lame, or…
