We must de-stigmatize eugenics

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At some point, humans will have to re-engineer some of the population to re-occupy vacant slots in the bio-sphere due to human predation and/or loss of habitat to various currently extant useful species.

I'd say an early variant to be engineered would be a human derived, but non-sentient, replacement for cattle.  Meat eating will always be a demand of the populace, and this is how that issue can be fixed.

A human derived 'food' animal would be designed to survive and thrive on a very inferior/subsistence diet and yet remain tasty, nutritious, and tender to eat.

I'd note the nations basements are filled with prototypes even today.  Overweight game addicts would have some useful genes for this project.  A little work on flavor and survivability, and you'd have it.  I also note, they would have to be docile and easy to subdue.  Shouldn't be too hard to dial in something very successful.

Somebody is channeling Jonathan Swift.
 

Given that I already have a child with down syndrome, I can emphatically tell you that I would NOT abort a baby if I knew it was going to be born with ANY kind of disability.

As to the first question - looks aren't everything. I'd rather surround myself with beautiful minds.  People I can connect with on a mental level.

I wasn't advocating abortion. I'm advocating birth control. Though I will admit that that is still the couple's call, not mine.