Britain moves a step closer to allowing three-parent babies
Britain has moved a step closer to becoming the first country in the world to legalise technologies that would lead to the creation of “designer babies” after a state regulatory agency declared that controversial procedures were not “unsafe”.
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority said in a report published on June 3 that it had seen no evidence to suggest that two mitochondrial replacement techniques were dangerous.
British politicians earlier complained to Jeremy Hunt, secretary of state for health, that the creation of so-called “genetically modified” children from the genetic material of three or more parents may carry unforeseen consequences that will harm generations to come.
However, Peter Braude, a member of the HFEA review panel, said in a statement that the technologies offered “great hope” to children with inherited mitochondrial disorders.
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The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority said in a report published on June 3 that it had seen no evidence to suggest that two mitochondrial replacement techniques were dangerous.
British politicians earlier complained to Jeremy Hunt, secretary of state for health, that the creation of so-called “genetically modified” children from the genetic material of three or more parents may carry unforeseen consequences that will harm generations to come.
However, Peter Braude, a member of the HFEA review panel, said in a statement that the technologies offered “great hope” to children with inherited mitochondrial disorders.
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