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Extending preimplantation genetic diagnosis: medical and non-medical uses.

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Journal of Medical Ethics, 01 Aug 2003, 29(4):213-216
https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.29.4.213 PMID: 12930852 PMCID: PMC1733767

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A comment on this article appears in "Bach to the future: response to: Extending preimplantation genetic diagnosis: medical and non-medical uses." J Med Ethics. 2003 Aug;29(4):217-9.

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New uses of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) to screen embryos prior to transfer raise ethical, legal, and policy issues that deserve close attention. Extensions for medical purposes, such as to identify susceptibility genes, late onset disease, and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) matching, are usually ethically acceptable. Whether embryo screening for gender, perfect pitch, or other non-medical characteristics are also acceptable depends upon the parental needs served and the harm posed to embryos, children, and society. Speculations about potential future uses of PGD should not prevent otherwise acceptable current uses of PGD.

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J Med Ethics. 2003 Aug; 29(4): 213–216.
PMCID: PMC1733767
PMID: 12930852

Extending preimplantation genetic diagnosis: medical and non-medical uses

J Robertson
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