Genetic Diagnosis Questioned

LOS ANGELES, July 29, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD), using a specialized branch of the in vitro fertilization process to scan human embryos for flaws and undesirable defects, is covered in a Los Angeles Times feature today. Although some welcome the chance to weed out potential diseases and handicaps, others warn that the process encourages researchers to try to create a “superior” human product.  Because it is a search-and-destroy process, countries like Austria, Germany, Ireland and Switzerland have outlawed PGD. France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy all have passed regulations. Britain will not allow PGD for sex-selection.  President George W. Bush’s Council on Bioethics has yet to issue a ruling on the matter. But the guidelines the Council is using accurately portray PGD as carrying the threat of shifting America’s genetic composition and “tempt[ing] the unwitting or the unscrupulous toward experiments” in which embryos’ genetic code is manipulated.  For the complete article:  https://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-hscov29,0,2587900.story?coll=ny-health-headlines