Want designer babies?

BEIJING, March4 (Xinhuanet) -- A clinic with
offices in New York and Los Angeles advertisedthat it has beenable
to helpcouples tochoose the sex, eye or hair color of their
child.

Genetic counseling usually helps couples avoid
passing a genetic disorder or disease ontoa child, but now designer babies
are not science fiction any more, according to Dr. Jeffrey Steinberg of the
Fertility Institute as quotted by reports Wednesday.

¡¡ "Can they say to me, 'We would prefer to have blue eyes,' and can we
offer them an increased chance of blue eyes? Absolutely." said Dr. Jeffrey
Steinberg of the Fertility Institute.

Such idea has given rise to disagreement.

¡°I would try to talk (couples) out of it. I don¡¯t know
what in the world they¡¯re thinking that we should be spending our time picking
out eye color and hair color," saidDr. Elizabeth Kennard, who practices in
Central Ohio and helps couples who have trouble conceiving.

(Agencies)