Coming soon: Children with THREE parents . . .

[Just_A_Guy]

And it has nothing to do with polygamy!

[The Folk Prophet]

Per another conversation we had, this will really help out future generations when they're doing work for the dead. 

 

Edit: Okay...upon actually reading the article, my comment isn't really valid.

 

What a strange idea though.

Edited February 3, 2015 by The Folk Prophet

[Jane_Doe]

How is this really different than any other gene therapy procedure?

[Bini]

Fascinating. I can see the positives from it.

[Guest]

The "life starts at conception" wing is going to prepare for doomsday... killing one baby to give life to another.  Ugh.

 

The difference between this from other gene therapy is that the donor gene is an embryo fertilized specifically for harvest.

 

And you think the Boys from Brazil is sci fi... Hah... we'll have Hitler clones running around town pretty soon (j/k!).

[Guest LiterateParakeet]

I'm too stunned to even formulate an opinion.  I need some time to consider this...(and of course I will read all your thoughtful responses :) )

[Palerider]

You lost me why you said it had nothing to do with polygamy .....Lol. Of course I am teasing.

[Backroads]

Fascinating! No real opinion yet beyond that

[PolarVortex]

"In the Commons debate, Public Health Minister Jane Ellison told the House: 'This is a bold step for parliament to take, but it is a considered and informed step. And for the many families affected, this is light at the end of a very dark tunnel.'"

 

But as the old joke goes, when politicians see light at the end of the tunnel they usually borrow money to buy more tunnel.

 

Does this make the embryos trinitarian?  

[Crypto]

This is going to screw up tracing your family history genetically through the maternal line for some. Because they use mitochondrial DNA for that. (Sorry guy's you don't contribute Mitochondrial DNA to your children)

Guy's will still be able to trace the patriarchal line via their Y chromosome though. I don't think most people utilize DNA testing for tracing heritage though, so maybe probably minimal impact.

Edited February 4, 2015 by Crypto

[classylady]

While reading the article this is what came to my mind:  The 1988 movie "Twins" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito

 

[lagarthaaz]

I thought you were posting about this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2943243/A-modern-family-extraordinary-story-two-gay-dads-three-surrogate-mothers-newborn-baby-TWO-way.html

 

I just can't get my head around all the ways we can have babies anymore. 

[Latter Days Guy]

This is being done about 10 minutes drive away from where I live at the Centre for Life!  

 

http://www.life.org.uk/

[char713]

If only they could apply the same know-how to solving "unexplained infertility" issues, I'd be all set!

[NightSG]

Per another conversation we had, this will really help out future generations when they're doing work for the dead. 

 

Meh.  Great great granddad hired both of his wife's sisters as housekeepers.  Records are kind of sketchy, but his first three kids were born in different months within a nine month span.  Nobody's quite sure which is from which sister.  That makes for some guesswork in the genealogy...though it's at least convenient that they were sisters, so their kids all have the same grandparents.

[Blackmarch]

Ya i'd have to vote against this.