Genetic Heirloom

Andre, Fleck, Tomlinson claim that unless there is a risk of harm or burden, lighthearted or even thoughtless action cannot be labeled irresponsible. However all aspects of procreation hold a risk of harm or burden, so does that mean that any light hearted act of conception is automatically deemed irresponsible?

They go on to discuss the idea of presumptive irresponsibility: “that the charge of irresponsibility is directed against the process of moral reflection rather than its outcome. This distinction might be taken to suggest that a judgment about the wrongfulness of someone’s choice or action never by itself warrants a judgment about irresponsibility.”