Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis - Religious Objections

Religious Objections

See also: In vitro fertilisation#Ethics

Some religious organizations disapprove of this procedure. The Roman Catholic Church, for example, takes the position that it involves the destruction of human life. and besides that, opposes the necessary in vitro fertilization of eggs as contrary to Aristotelian principles of nature. The Jewish Orthodox religion believes the repair of genetics is okay, but they do not support making a child that is genetically fashioned

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