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Is it
right to create a tissue-donor baby?
This debate
took place on Thursday 16 October 2003 at the Guardian Newsroom
in London
In
the summer of 2003, James Whitaker became the first British baby
born after embryo screening with tissue typing. At the same time,
the Mr and Mrs Hashmi were having their own 'saviour sibling'
treatment in the UK. Is it right to create a baby for the benefit
of someone else? This event brings together some of the most influential
voices from opposite sides of this topical debate.
The
speakers taking part in this debate were:
Suzi Leather
Chair, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
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Richard
Nicholson
Editor, Bulletin of Medical Ethics
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Mohammed
Taranissi
Director, Assited Reproduction and Gynaecology Centre
View transcript
This event was made
possible by a grant from the UK Department of Health
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