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Our project explains what designer babies are and what they could mean for future generations through discussion about the recent advancements in genetic engineering technology, the arguments surrounding the benefits designer babies could have both medically and socially. We do this whilst recognising the arguments against designer babies and genetic engineering. We also explore the ethical issues that have arisen around the procedure. Further, there are religious morals that oppose the procedure, and we consider these views and the reasoning behind them for each religion. Designer babies could be the key to life-changing medical advancements that could result in many lives being prolonged and given a chance of old age rather than certain death. Not only could designer babies themselves be healthy, but they could also help others through organ transplants, bone marrow transfusion or blood donation. They could benefit genetic lineage, creating genetic lines consisting of only healthy genes and eliminate the concern of genetic disease being life-limiting. However, technology is not fully advanced and at a price that is only obtainable to the uppermost classes, the procedure is not ready to be openly available.