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Why is an Egg Donor a Genetic Parent, but not a Mitochondrial Donor?

1 Jul 2019

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As new ways of reproducing emerge, advancing technologies are forcing us to rethink our old ideas of what it means to be a genetic parent. Why should some processes qualify as "reproduction" and others should not? To illustrate the practical impact of providing a defensible account of reproduction, the author examines the case of mitochondrial donation (mtDNA) and calls for a philosophical argument to bring...

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PMID: 31298195
DOI: 10.1017/s0963180119000410

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