There is a principle known as procreative beneficence, which states that parents are somehow obliged to select, of all potential children, those most likely to lead the best lives based on available and relevant information. This philosophy has been argued for in some transhumanist dialogues, however, I see it as somewhat short-sighted and in tremendous need of better explanation and refinement. Procreative beneficence, if it is applied at all, ought to be restricted to cases in which there is a clear and obvious danger to the viability of the child or the mother.
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