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Dutch Embryo Act expansion set to include carriers of hereditary diseases

28-12-2022

Western Europe

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Dutch Embryo Act expansion set to include carriers of hereditary diseases

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Western Europe

Two leading coalition parties in the Netherlands want to see another amendment in the nation’s Embryo Act. The Liberal Party VVD and Social Democrats D66 hope that parents will be able to select embryos as a means to prevent potential carriers of life-threatening diseases such as haemophilia or cystic fibrosis.

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