Doctors' NGO hits out at IVF embryo screening plans, suggests alternative
Government plans to allow prenatal genetic diagnosis of embryos before implantation in IVF procedures have been met with 'deep concern' by Doctors For Life, an NGO grouping pro-life doctors and activists. Prenatal genetic diagnosis involves screening embryos for certaingenetic diseases. Embryos found to carry such conditions are in most countries discarded and thrown away, but Health Minister Chris Fearne said last week that in Malta they would be kept frozen and offered for adoption. Doctors... Читать дальше...