ETHICS CASE

Ethics Case

Ethics Case

Context

Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a technique which involves the genetic testing of embryos created through IVF for deleterious, heritable genetic conditions which are known to be present in the family of those seeking treatment and from which the embryos are known to be at risk. It shouldn't be too much of a surprise that Americans are strongly in favor of healthy babies—even when they come with the help of advanced biotech diagnostic tests.

But given the tenor of attacks on such techniques from a wide swath of the ideological spectrum and worldwide government restrictions on their free ...