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Title: 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

3
What do you think?
  • A couple wishes to choose the sex of their baby
  • They would like to have a girl

4
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?
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