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+-   Embryo selection on Friday June 27 2008, @07:55AM Tjeerd

Submitted by Tjeerd on Friday June 27 2008, @07:55AM
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Tjeerd writes "I'd like to start a discussion about embryo selection. In The Netherlands there is currently going on a discussion about embryo selection, which means that when using IVF you check what kind of genetic defects there are and will also become 100% activated in life. The next step the government possibly wants to start is by making it also possible to select on genetic defects which might have a change to become active in life, like breast and colon cancer. Ofcourse this is a very difficult discussion, because where do you start and where do you end? People are worrying that there is no real limit and you could potentially check for every genetic defect. I think if you are in the situation that you or your family has genetic defects you surely want to check whether your children would get it too. How does the /. community think about this?"
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