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Old 28-04-2005, 21:25   #24
Graham
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Re: Designer babies Lords give thumbs up

Oh dear, it seems that now the red herring of eugenics is being dragged across this topic.

We're talking about processes that *already* exist, that of producing IVF babies and of organ/ tissue/ cell donation from relatives.

Does anyone have any objection to these?

IVF involves some fertilzed eggs not being used already, all that is happening is that a particular one is being chosen as the best possible match for donation to a sibling instead of the process being random.

This is *not* the same as wanting to produce a blonde, blue eyed "Aryan Master Race", it is nothing like that.

If the chosen embryo comes to term and then turns out not to be a perfect match or the transplant or whatever doesn't work properly, do you really think the parents are going to love that baby any less?
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