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We’re Asking the Wrong Questions About Three-Parent Embryos
Posted on Jul 10th, 2014 in ethics, genetics, IVF, Kim Tingley, mitochondrial disease, New York Times, No Easy Choice, PGD, reproductive ethics, reproductive technology
I’m not necessarily opposed to three-parent embryos. But I am opposed to sanctioning this technology, and others like it, without first considering the actual moral conundrums they raise, not the well-meaning but ultimately immaterial ones so often discussed in articles like this one.
A Christian Response to Genetically Modified Babies
Posted on Feb 28th, 2014 in Christian ethics, compassion, disability, ethics, genetic engineering, God, Marcy Darnovsky, mitochondrial disease, mitochondrial manipulation technologies, New York Times, reproductive ethics, suffering
An New York Times op ed by Marcy Darnovsky of the Center for Genetics and Society cautions against FDA approval of a technique that could produce genetically modified babies. The FDA is considering mitochondrial manipulation technologies, which would allow women at risk of bearing children with mitochondrial disease to have healthy, genetically related children. In mitochondrial [Read More...]
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"Part memoir, part theological treatise, [No Easy Choice] offers a refreshingly candid and nuanced grappling with assisted reproduction...This well-written, insightful account should serve as a
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