Genetically modified .... humans

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Humans have already shown that it’s going to be a slippery slope when designer babies pick up full steam. PGD is widely used around the world currently to allow parents to select some of the traits of their children, such as gender and eye color.
 
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/...-children/
 
First genetically modified human embryo happened this year.
 
http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-med...-concerns/
 
Is genetic modification of humans to remove genetic illnesses like some cancers, color blindness, Sickle-Cell, Hemophilia, etc. a matter of if or a matter of when? A U.S. Panel has already endorsed it for these serious diseases.
 
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/60363...s-disease/
 
Ethically and morally I see it as a positive thing. The ability to remove genetic diseases from the world is huge in and of itself, and I think it more than overcomes the possible abuse by parents to make perfect little designer babies. But we live in a capitalist world so is it just going to become yet another way that the 1% is “better” than the rest of us? Or on the other end what about genetic mistakes happening in third world countries doing bargain basement genetic modifications?
 
So do you think the benefits of genetically modified humans outweigh the negatives?