"The expense of genetic engineering means that only the rich could buy
diseases free super babies. Class differences between rich and poor will
become genetic differences"

"In a society based on market principles, there is no way to stop the use
of this technology"




















Home page du Abraham Center of Life

JENALEE RYAN has just opened the Abraham Center of Life in San Antonio, Texas, billing it as "the world's first human embryo bank ." Put bluntly, Ryan sells infertile couples their choice of designer embryos that, after being brought to term, become designer babies. Matching what Ryan considers "attractive and intelligent" sperm and egg donors, she designs and brokers embryos for people looking to have the perfect child

Assisted reproduction has become a $3 billion a year industry in the United States. One in 8 couples are infertile; 40,000 children were born through assisted reproduction in 2001 alone. As market pressures and business strategies like Ryan's drive prices down further and fertility services become more accessible -- and perhaps tempt those with no fertility problems who want kids with designer genes -- this number is likely to explode.

http://www.thought-criminal.org/2007/02/04/welcome-to-gattaca-the-emergence-of-genetic-engineering-and-discrimination