SELECTING POTENTIAL CHILDREN AND UNCONDITIONAL PARENTAL LOVE

For now, the best way to select a child's genes is to select a potential child who has those genes, using genetic testing and either selective abortion, sperm and egg donors, or selecting embryos for implantation. Some people even wish to select against genes that are only mildly undesirable, o...

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Main Author: Davis, John (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2008
In: Bioethics
Year: 2008, Volume: 22, Issue: 5, Pages: 258-268
Further subjects:B designer baby
B gene selection
B perfect children
B nonidentity problem
B Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
B potential children
B embryo selection
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