@kibcol1049@mstdn.social
Eight babies have been born in Britain using DNA from three people rather than two, to prevent them inheriting deadly mitochondrial disease. The pioneering technique, in which an embryo from the baby鈥檚 parents is combined with a second egg from a donor woman with healthy mitochondria, has successfully produced four girls and four boys without the incurable condition.
I've done some family genealogy, so it quickly popped into my mind. :) I know in this case, the parents wanted to have a child without a genetic health issue, and this child is aware of the science behind its creation, but I hope that all children created this way are informed, as they are the product of 3 instead of 2 genetic lines, deserve to know, and many times parents care more about themselves than their children with regards to mixed sperm & eggs.
New tech, new issues. :)
My parents split up when I was young and I had no contact with my father for decades. Every time I was asked about genetic health issues I only had half the story, or less. And yes I do share some respiratory issues with him. In my case, it took far too long to diagnose without that information.
Apart from social reasons, and deciding who to have children with which is already a problem with closed adoptions, we should know the health risks from our parental genes.
@tiggy @kibcol1049 Kids have rights that are often overlooked. Sperm donation alone is problematic, as there are some prolific sperm donors and kids in areas who are siblings have no idea.
This fellow found out he has at leas 600 siblings so far and "I am a member of the Donor Conceived Alliance of Canada, and like many others around the world I argue that nobody has the right to deliberately withhold a citizen's significant personal information..."
This is
A Swinger's Family Tree
Waiting to happen.
PS -- this film doesn't exist yet!
