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Article: Eugenics stir emotions in Germany; Discussion of any type of genetic engineering is particularly sensitive given the country's Nazi past.(WORLD)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- July 22, 2004
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Byline: John Bohannon Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor
BERLIN -- Because of its dark history in Germany, genetic tinkering with human reproduction is a matter of hot debate here - hotter than in any other country in Europe and, perhaps, the world.
Lately, the temperature has jumped even higher, specifically concerning whether would-be parents should be allowed to use a medical procedure that, doctors say, eliminates the risk of hereditary diseases being transmitted to offspring.
The procedure, called pre-implantation genetic diagnostics (PGD), is forbidden in Germany but has been used in fertility clinics elsewhere since its ...