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Procreative beneficence: why we should select the best children.

Bioethics - 1 Oct 2001

Savulescu J

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Eugenic selection of embryos is now possible by employing in vitro fertilization (IVF) and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). While PGD is currently being employed for the purposes of detecting chromosomal abnormalities or inherited genetic abnormalities, it could in principle be used to test any genetic trait such as hair colour or eye colour. Genetic research is rapidly progressing into the genetic basis...

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PMID: 12058767
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8519.00251

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