Posted on 04/29/2005 1:31:40 PM PDT by pissant
LONDON - Using in vitro fertilization to create a baby that might cure sick siblings was ruled legally acceptable by Britain's highest appeal court on Thursday.
The Law Lords upheld a Court of Appeal ruling in 2003 that said some couples using fertility treatment could get their embryos screened for tissue matches for gravely ill children.
Anti-abortion groups had challenged the ruling, alleging it would encourage the creation of human beings "to provide spare parts for another."
Supporters say the ruling may help save desperately ill children.
The case stems from Raj and Shahana Hashmi's desire to conceive a child whose tissue is a match for their six-year-old son Zain, who has a rare blood disorder.
The couple conceived twice naturally after Zain's birth. One fetus was discovered to be carrying the same blood disorder and the couple aborted it. Shahana gave birth to another child, who was not a match for Zain.
After the 2003 ruling, the couple went through fertility treatments to create a child whose tissue matched Zain's, but Shahana had a miscarriage.
There has never, ever, been a science fiction book, show or movie that deals with cloning that ends well. I suspect there is a reason for that.
Creating "spare parts" siblings is just disturbing. I could understand creating the specific parts if possible (ie: the heart, lungs, kidneys etc...) but creating a complete person for farming purposes is just wrong.
THIS IS SICK! What on earth has happened to the UK?
I can't believe that GB has started down this slippery slope.
Too many liberals would be my guess.
They aren't seeking to create a clone for spare parts. Yet.
If it was an option, they'd probably go for it.
This is not a new idea. Books and movies in the past have addressed this. Unfortunately, it's not fiction anymore. The removal of God from all public life by marxist thought, alive and thriving in our own USofA, through the use of fiat judicicial decisions by progressive judges is one of the root causes.
FMCDH(BITS)
It will be an option very soon, I'm afraid.
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