[extropy-chat] Cancer-free designer babies get approval

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Every sane person should prefer cancer free designer babies to
"natural" babies, whatever that means, genetically doomed to develop
cancer, suffer and die. Not everybody is sane, but once again the UK
is taking a step in the right direction.
The Times: People with inherited forms of cancer have won the right to
select embryos free from genes that might trigger the disease in
future generations, The Times has learnt.
The ruling by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority deepens
the controversy over designer babies. It sets a precedent that will
allow doctors to "cherry-pick" embryos for a much wider range of
traits than at present. Applications to extend the procedure are
expected within months.
Such tests can potentially eradicate some disorders, enabling parents
to be certain of having healthy children. But critics said that the
decision will push Britain farther towards "designer babies" chosen
for social reasons.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1339197,00.html