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Embryos With Three Parents Created by Chinese
GUANGZHOU, China, October 14, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The BBC reported Tuesday that scientists at Sun Yat-Sen University, in Guangzhou, China say they have created embryos using eggs from two women and sperm from one man.
The embryos were implanted into a 30-year-old Chinese women who later miscarried the embryos. The technique used by the Chinese scientists was developed in the United States but was outlawed in 1998 and is also banned in the UK.
The BBC reports that Dr Mohammed Taranissi of the Assisted Reproduction & Gynaecology Centre in London said the technology had been around for a while.
He stated, "If you look at it from a purely medical point of view it could benefit people who have problems conceiving,…But from the ethical point of view, I am not sure I would be comfortable using it. It is not something I would like to try."
The scientists reportedly state that although this attempt failed to produce live births they believe it will be useful for helping other women with fertility problems. Many observers are inclined to question the sincerity of that stated motive since China's ruthless one-child policy has caused the deaths of millions of pre-born and newly born children who exceeded the government mandated family size limit.
The BBC reports that critics have accused the scientists of taking a major step towards human cloning.
See the BBC report:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3189718.stm
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