Designer Babies What do you think

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Designer Babies - What do you think?
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What do you think?

• A couple wishes to choose the sex of their baby

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What do you think?

• A couple wishes to choose the sex of their baby
• They would like to have a girl

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What do you think?

• A couple wishes to choose the sex of their baby
• They would like to have a girl
• They cannot afford to pay for IVF treatment, so
  depend on NHS funds

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What do you think?

• A couple wishes to choose the sex of their baby
• They would like to have a girl
• They cannot afford to pay for IVF treatment, so
  depend on NHS funds
• The couple have a healthy five-year-old son

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What do you think?

• A couple wishes to choose the sex of their baby
• They would like to have a girl
• They cannot afford to pay for IVF treatment, so
  depend on NHS funds
• The couple have a healthy five-year-old son
• The mother carries the gene for Duchenne Muscular
  Dystrophy

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What do you think?

• A couple wishes to choose the sex of their baby
• They would like to have a girl
• They cannot afford to pay for IVF treatment, so
  depend on NHS funds
• The couple have a healthy five-year-old son
• The mother carries the gene for Duchenne Muscular
  Dystrophy
• The father is in his mid forties, and the mother
  in her late thirties

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• Designer babies - Your Verdicts
• Should couples be allowed to select embryos
  free from a genetic disorder?
• Is sex-selection of embryos permissible?
• Even if there is no health benefit?
• Should the treatment be available on the NHS?
• Should the parents age / background be a
  barrier to treatment?