Britain is taking another close step early this week to become the first nation to lawfully allow
“Three Parent” babies as lawmakers supported a plan for fertility clinics to utilize genetic material from a father, mother, and a female donor.
Supporters of the proposed law say it would give hope to families who would otherwise risk transferring diseases to their offspring. But critics have questioned the ethics of such proposal, indicating it would be another wrong step to making designer babies.
But in the end, the said proposal was passed and handed over to the House of Lords, which will expect a vote later on the measure although no date has yet been created. Law observers predict that the first three-parent-baby could be brought into the world by 2016 if changes are pushed through.
If the proposal does receive a green light in Britain, the first set of babies would possess genetic material from their father, mother, and a minute amount of DNA from an anonymous female donor.
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