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So far, two of the babies have been tested and have been found to contain genes from three 'parents'. Fifteen of the children were born in the past three years as a result of one experimental programme at the Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science of St Barnabas in New Jersey. The babies were born to women who had problems conceiving. Extra genes from a female donor were inserted into their eggs before they were fertilised in an attempt to enable them to conceive. Genetic fingerprint tests on two one-year- old children confirm that they have inherited DNA from three adults --two women and one man.
John Smeaton, national director of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, said: 'One has tremendous sympathy for couples who suffer infertility problems. But this seems to be a further illustration of the fact that the whole process of in vitro fertilisation as a means of conceiving babies leads to babies being regarded as objects on a production line. '
Originally posted by lindsay1984
Wow! Science before well being. This disgusts me. I understand that it must be devastating to not be able to have a child but to mess with nature in such a way is scary territory. Who knows what this could do in the long run? S&F for sure. Thanks for posting.
Nobody is thinking of these children are they? only their sick experiments, and someones own fullfillment of having a child! this is damn dangerous if you ask me, this is opening pandoras box
Originally posted by OccamAssassin
reply to post by CoolStoryMan
Nobody is thinking of these children are they? only their sick experiments, and someones own fullfillment of having a child! this is damn dangerous if you ask me, this is opening pandoras box
Are you an idiot?
This is not some sick experiment......this is giving life where none would otherwise exist.
It is a IVF/gene splice to give a couple (that could not conceive) a chance at being parents.
These children don't grow up in a laboratory. They grow up in a home with parents and a hope for a good life.
Maybe you should quit flaming the good people that make this world a better place and take a real good long hard look at yourself.
*flame omitted due to ban factor
The DNA of some of these children have them linked to THREE people. children should not be science experiments
Originally posted by OccamAssassin
reply to post by CoolStoryMan
Nobody is thinking of these children are they? only their sick experiments, and someones own fullfillment of having a child! this is damn dangerous if you ask me, this is opening pandoras box
Are you an idiot?
This is not some sick experiment......this is giving life where none would otherwise exist.
It is a IVF/gene splice to give a couple (that could not conceive) a chance at being parents.
These children don't grow up in a laboratory. They grow up in a home with parents and a hope for a good life.
Maybe you should quit flaming the good people that make this world a better place and take a real good long hard look at yourself.
*flame omitted due to ban factor
Originally posted by lindsay1984
reply to post by OccamAssassin
Or they could just adopt one of the thousands of children that are in foster care rather than created a new genetically modified baby. Just a thought. I know the woman wouldn't get to experience the actual child birth but it's sad that all these unwanted children NEED homes but instead we'll just make new better babies.
Originally posted by OccamAssassin
reply to post by CoolStoryMan
Nobody is thinking of these children are they? only their sick experiments, and someones own fullfillment of having a child! this is damn dangerous if you ask me, this is opening pandoras box
Are you an idiot?
This is not some sick experiment......this is giving life where none would otherwise exist.
It is a IVF/gene splice to give a couple (that could not conceive) a chance at being parents.
These children don't grow up in a laboratory. They grow up in a home with parents and a hope for a good life.
Maybe you should quit flaming the good people that make this world a better place and take a real good long hard look at yourself.
You sir are a moron! It's all good in happy fantasy land! People that couldn't have what they wanted.. so we just thought screw the repercussions of introducing modeified DNA into the global population what's the worst that could happen?
Unbelievable near sighted ignorance. Tom and sally had a baby that's great! All it cost was the introduction of mutated humans from now till the end of our civilization.
Originally posted by CoolStoryMan
this is damn dangerous if you ask me, this is opening pandoras box