Can humans take a lesson from canines?

Nitpick: Of course, even in Wells’ story that is indeed what the Morlocks were actually doing.

Yeah, that was one aspect that I had in mind–it can gain acceptability by first treating the most obvious debilitating conditions.

We’re already seeing this, really. Are there any serious objections to prenatal genetic screening for, say, Down syndrome? There’s a bit of hand-wringing here and there, but mostly of the “what if” sort and there isn’t some kind of society-wide uproar. It’s easier when it comes in increments.