Turning stem cells into human eggs

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Re: Turning stem cells into human eggs

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Post by josephcsible » Fri, Oct 29, 2021, 5:32 PM UTC

WJW wrote: post #5

gjsman-1000 wrote: post #2

No Ethics personnel on the team?

> Our Mission > We want to help parents have kids when it otherwise wouldn’t be possible. What is so unethical about that?

Sure, that end is noble, but the ends don't always justify the means.

Re: Turning stem cells into human eggs

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Post by jschwartzi » Fri, Oct 29, 2021, 5:36 PM UTC

josephcsible wrote: post #7

WJW wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Our Mission > We want to help parents have kids when it otherwise wouldn’t be possible. What is so unethical about that?

Sure, that end is noble, but the ends don't always justify the means.

I don’t understand. Are you saying there’s some negative impact to allowing people to have children who otherwise couldn’t? What problems do you foresee?

Re: Turning stem cells into human eggs

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Post by WJW » Fri, Oct 29, 2021, 5:37 PM UTC

josephcsible wrote: post #7

WJW wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Our Mission > We want to help parents have kids when it otherwise wouldn’t be possible. What is so unethical about that?

Sure, that end is noble, but the ends don't always justify the means.

Obviously, but this is not so different from "regular" IVF for example. I'd have liked a little bit more explanation from GP about why these particular means go too far for them whereas current fertility treatments don't, instead of just throwing a blanket suggestion of unethicalness out there.

Re: Turning stem cells into human eggs

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Post by smoyer » Fri, Oct 29, 2021, 5:42 PM UTC

My cousin is an Ob/Gyn who was chased to the Midwest by the high cost of malpractice insurance for those who deliver babies. I can't imagine what the liability would be for something like this but I'd imagine you'd need both insurance and an ironclad waiver.