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I don't think its a good idea to treat illnesses that are genetic because we are increasing their rate in the human population CMV

By treating people with heart problems are we not just allowing them to make more babies who will then have heart problems? I realize that as a doctor it is your obligation to treat the patient and it would be absolutely unacceptable to let them die on this premise, but in this situation it seems like the human population is becoming more and more ill. Natural selection is just going away. 

I really need to get this cleared up because I am pre-med and I want to be 100% morally driven to help people. Not questioning if im actually helping the human population as a whole. 

EDIT: I just want to clarify that I am not thinking of witholding medical care as a solution. I understand that is unacceptable. Its more that I want to feel like I am bettering the human race as being a doctor not allowing it to be sicker.
gpt
If we can (relatively) cheaply manage or cure a genetic disorder in a person, how can we deny them the chance at a better life (or even life, period) on the basis that their future descendants will suffer from the same affliction, which by all estimates will be as easy or easier to cure by the time they are born. And who knows? At the rate genetic therapy is progressing, perhaps within a generation or two, we'll be able to cure a child and their descendants of the disease once and for all.

And what if the disorder isn't even fatal (before reproductive age)? That takes the whole "descendants" issue out of the mix, because they're still likely to reproduce. Then, your choices are:

1. Cure/treat the disease so that the person can live a longer/fuller life. They may or may not reproduce.

2. Don't cure/treat the disease. The person lives with a lower quality-of-life. They may or may not reproduce.