In all of the research I have done on IVF, ectogenesis, and genetic engineering, I still feel strongly against altering genes for our benefits. I think that God has things happen for a reason; therefore, if I have the gene for breast cancer, I'm going to deal with it. I do think it is great to be tested so that you can increase your awareness, however I would never have something like the breast cancer gene removed. Likewise, if I got pregnant, I wouldn't have genetic tests done because I would love my child no matter if it is a Down's baby or has spina bifida. Call me old-fashioned, but I just don't think it's morally right for us to alter what God has given us. Yet, through all of this, the advances in genetics excite me. I just believe that we need to be careful how we use them. Leon Kass best sums this up by saying, "We stand today fully on the threshold of that gateway. How far and how fast we travel through this entrance is not a matter of chance or necessity but rather a matter of human decision-our human decision" (1992). We can decide how far we let genetics go. I really hope we don't abuse science and cross the ethical and moral lines that science is so closely associated with. Could all of these advances be a Pandora's Box? Some feel it is and that box is already open (Deneen, 2001). I don't think it has gotten quite to that point, but if we aren't careful, it certainly might be.