# Designer baby is lawful london reuters news

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## Post 1 by Goblin (I have proven to myself and the world that I need mental help) on Thursday, 28-Apr-2005 13:15:44

Creating so called "designer babys" to help parents treat a sick sibling is legal and should not be banned,Britains highest court ruled today, rejecting an appeal against an earlier ruling..
The country's 5 law-lords unanimously backed a 2003 ruling that gave the go ahead to parents who wanted to extract genetic material from a baby brother or sister to treat a terminally ill sibling..

## Post 2 by Goblin (I have proven to myself and the world that I need mental help) on Thursday, 28-Apr-2005 13:19:40

Thursday's case centered on 6yrold Zain Hashmi ,whose parents wanteda baby with the correct tissue match to help treat his life threatening blood disorder...Zain's parents began treatment to have a baby but have so far been unsuccessful.Proponents say the technology ,which involves harvesting stem cells -or master cells-for transplantation to an ill child ,is ultimately about saving lives.But the procedure of choosing a child based on his/her DNA has raised complex questions and led critics to charge scientists and parents with "playing god"

## Post 3 by 1800trivia (I can't call it a day til I enter the zone BBS) on Friday, 29-Apr-2005 14:05:12

I believe that having a designer baby in general is a scary thought for those of us who want diversity. The male v. female ratio, and the ratio of different ethnic backgrounds, could change as a result. I believe we should preserve diversity, and especially in societies where females are not as wanted as males, this could be disastrous.

## Post 4 by Goblin (I have proven to myself and the world that I need mental help) on Saturday, 30-Apr-2005 8:12:33

I agree It's frightening and may lead to the creation of a race who will only accept perfection like Nazi Germany