[ExI] Genetic testing of pregnancy

Anders Sandberg anders at aleph.se
Thu Dec 19 15:47:08 UTC 2013


Incidentally, it would be fun to use in the cases of virgin birth:
http://www.bmj.com/content/347/bmj.f7102
> *Conclusions*Around 0.5% of women consistently affirmed their status 
> as virgins and did not use assisted reproductive technology, yet 
> reported virgin births. Even with numerous enhancements and safeguards 
> to optimize reporting accuracy, researchers may still face challenges 
> in the collection and analysis of self reported data on potentially 
> sensitive topics.

-- 
Dr Anders Sandberg
Future of Humanity Institute
Oxford Martin School
Oxford University

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