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- Title
Ethical Implications of Permitting Mitochondrial Replacement.
- Authors
Lee, Katarina
- Abstract
Mitochondrial replacement techniques (MRTs) have made headlines as some countries have passed legislation permitting the creation of "threeparent embryos" and because of the recent revelation that a child has already been born following the use of these techniques. MRTs assist women with severe mitochondrial disease to have children who are free from mitochondrial disease. Essentially, the mitochondrial DNA of an ovum or embryo is removed and replaced with the mtDNA of a donor. The purpose of this paper is to argue that MRTs are ethically impermissible but greater regulation is needed. There are five parts to this paper: (1) a brief history of mitochondrial manipulation, (2) a description of the MRT process, (3) ethical arguments in opposition to MRTs, (4) relevant counterarguments, and (5) a proposal for increased regulation.
- Subjects
MITOCHONDRIAL pathology; MITOCHONDRIA; DNA; CHILDREN'S health; HOSPITAL care of children; TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc.
- Publication
National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, 2016, Vol 16, Issue 4, p619
- ISSN
1532-5490
- Publication type
Article