Although it is widely acknowledged that• assisted reproductive technologies (ART) may
contribute substantially to human wellbeing, it is at the same time realized that the …

The future growth of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) will depend on refinements in
genetic knowledge and genetic analysis of blastomeres. Equally important, however, is an …

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis as medical innovation: reflections from The President’s
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the ethical issues inherent to the current and foreseeable uses of
preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). DESIGN: Review of ethical principles and their …

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PIGD) goes some way to meeting the clinical,
psychological and ethical problems of antenatal testing. We should guard, however, against …

A report by the Genetics and Public Policy Center at Johns Hopkins University outlines
policy options to address the scientific and ethical challenges raised by genetic testing of …

The past hundred years have given birth to arguably the most profound changes in society,
medicine, and technology the world has ever witnessed. Genetics is one such field that has …

The use of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) to screen embryos for aneuploidy and
genetic disease is growing. New uses of PGD have been reported in the past year for …

Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) presents several ethical dilemmas, some akin to
those found in prenatal diagnosis, and others more specific to the technique, which requires …

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) offers couples at high risk of transmitting serious
genetic diseases the possibility of avoiding repeated elective terminations. The fact that PGD …