Philosophy Now: Gene-editing your children?

From Nights, 8:25 pm on 28 August 2025

Dan Weijers is a senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Waikato and he joins Nights to answer some of life's big questions -- whether it's love, death, happiness, or whether it's morally right to keep a pet goldfish.

Tonight: how far we should go to give children the best start in life? Should parents be able to use genetic engineering - selecting for positive traits, and eliminating potential negatives - when having a child?

Dan and Emile dive right into this morally and ethically complex debate.

A digital rendering of DNA helix molecules, in a bright blue colour

Photo: Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay