1. Gene Modification
Here, these parents have a 75% chance of having a phenotypically normal child, and screening could be carried out during pregnancy, followed by selective abortion if the fetus were found to be homozygous for the mutant allele. Germline genetic modification would be seen as an alternative to screening and selective abortion. ... These include selective abortion and nutritional therapies (3)Unavoidable risks, irreversible mistakes (4) Inevitable pressures to use germ-line gene modification for enhancement. ...
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