Proceeding contribution from Baroness O'Cathain (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 4 December 2007. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL].
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL]
I am really concerned about this, because leaving out ““abnormality”” and inserting ““characteristic”” opens up a wide area. Characteristics of human beings include colour of the eyes, mental ability, physical ability, or whether they are tall, small, white or whatever. These are all characteristics. This amendment would create designer babies; nothing more, nothing less. We really have to avoid this. What are we doing? We are trying to play God once more. I hope that we are not going down that way.
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- 2007-08
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- Abortion Fertility Human embryo experiments Donors Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Ethics IVF NHS Medical treatments Parents Organs Medicine Standards Training Screening Regulation Research Stem cells Christianity
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- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill (HL) 2007-08
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