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2015年2月3日星期二

UK Parliament

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Should we allow babies to be created from three people?

A three-person baby debate is underway in UK Parliament: http://bbc.in/1zOiZCr

Prime Minister David Cameron said he would vote in favour of the technique which is aimed at preventing deadly genetic diseases.

Our interactive video on the issue here:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31096030

The UK could become the first country to introduce laws to allow the creation of babies from three people.

The issue has sparked fierce ethical debate and senior Church figures have called for the procedure to be blocked.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31069173

Photo: PA Wire

The fertility technique aims to help women at risk of passing on serious and often life-threatening genetic diseases through their DNA.

Britain would be the first country to legalise the procedure and it is estimated it could help around 150 couples a year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31096030

Photo: Science Photo Library

Defective mitochondria, which are passed down only from the mother, lead to brain damage, muscle wasting, heart failure and blindness.

The three-parent technique uses a modified version of IVF to combine the DNA of the two parents with the healthy mitochondria of a donor woman.

It results in babies with 0.1% of their DNA from the second woman and is a permanent change that would be passed down through the generations.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31069173

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