We do not have the knowledge necessary for successful gene therapy. There have been suggestions to insert coded/tailored viruses and/or phages into developing fetuses to correct abnormalities. There has been deliberate population control already imposed outside the United States, and some without the knowledge of the people, thanks to the U.N. (Anti-fertility poisons added to "vaccines" ). The U.N. Should be banned. And there was also anti-fertility experiments done to Americans in the late 1990s.

If the parents are adamant about bringing that child to life then by all means I am pro gene editing so as to eliminate suffering of that kid, once born, and to give every chance to grow into a healthy adult. For overpopulation they should not only limit the number of children but alsogive mandatory courses for those who wish to pro-create and provide licenses for those that can grow responsible human beings that will take earth issues seriously and try to help alleviate issues instead of being an extra burden . Maybe that's taking it a bit far but that's how I feel.

Also they should not give that much freedom to religious groups that have disparagingly larger number of offspring than the rest of the population. Definitely more access to contraception and the appropriate education to remove the stigma associated with it as of now.

Of course all the points you make on your post are valid, if only more people would think of it that way we wouldn't be faced with those issues for the next generation

people have been saying everything you just said since the 1950s. no predictions of this type have come true.

Additionally, I have never been a big fan of eugenics.

The problem with a one child policy is that some couples will feel forced into gender selection. They tried it in China, and they now have a huge gap in the availability of girls as boys are the preferred gender.

What I feel needs to be done is have mandatory family/child rearing classes in school. Too many people go into parenthood without knowing the pros and cons and are completely unprepared for the responsibility.

As for genetic manipulation.... it reminds me too much of Khan Noonien Singh of Star Trek. I know you are just talking about eradication of diseases and disabilities, but the possibility of it going towards making the "perfect" human is too great. I'm not sure if I would want that.

I think you meant “in view of population overload”. But, how do you determine what is a disease? Is a potential for epigenetic expression of ADD or depression or LGBTQ identity something we should delete? What about the autistic spectrum? Should high functioning people with Aspergers Syndrome be removed from the gene pool? Are we anywhere intelligent or knowledgeable enough to begin this sort of eugenic process, except with conditions that we know will lead to fetal or child death?

Scary stuff. Sounds like an apocalyptic view. I do believe in universal health care.