Embryo Screening
In London, a clinic has been given permission to assist a couple in "weeding out" embryos which have a genetic disorder that results in the child having a squint. The man who was granted the license carries the logic further:
Read the article at telegraph.co.uk and remember to replace the word embryo with person.When asked if he would screen embryos for factors like hair colour, he said: "If there is a cosmetic aspect to an individual case I would assess it on its merits.
"[Hair colour] can be a cause of bullying which can lead to suicide. With the agreement of the HFEA, I would do it.
LifeSite has a much better version of the story.
1 comment:
* Sigh * I'm on the moderate to liberal side of the spectrum when it comes to genetic research and development—much more so than you I'm sure—but this begs the question: "Isn't there something a little bit more important that hair color and squinting that we could be worrying about?"
I'm personally hoping that by the time I have offspring we can genetically alter them so they don't have the predisposition to wasting time by leaving useless (in the big picture) blog comments at 3 AM. :^)
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