Stock is saying that all medical practices are tested repeatedly and they have to be completely safe before they can introduce them to the public." There are also legal factors in presenting a new medical procedure. Jenny Bryan validates the legal procedure when she exclaims, "All genetic engineering experiments still have to be approved by government committees before they can be carried out. Inspectors check laboratories to see that genetics are following government rules"" (Bryan 9). Even after genetic engineering has been confirmed by professionals, it is not likely that any parent is going to jump at the chance to submit their child to a procedure that they are unsure about. Stock verifies that parents would not consider putting their child in danger when he explains, "Few prospective parents would seek even a moderately risky genetic enhancement for their child unless it was extremely beneficial, relatively safe, and unobtainable in an easier way"" (12). If there are any discrepancies regarding the safety and reliability of genetic engineering, scientists and doctors will not allow for it to be available to the public.
As far as whom gets to decide, the scientists or government cannot impose this technology on the people alone; the public has to approve the use of genetic engineering in humans in order for it to flourish. Jenny Bryan reiterates this point when she says, "Most scientists are as concerned as the public that their experiments are acceptable to society. They have been brought up with the same social and moral influences as the rest of us. They want society to set the rules by which they operate. Nevertheless, few of us fully understand what is involved in their experiments. So how can we give an informed opinion?"" (9-10). Bryan's statement is extremely true. It is unfair for us to dismiss something just because we are scared of what we do not know. We can only affect the way in which genetic engineering is carried out in the twenty first century by understanding what is already done and where this could lead.