Silicon Valley startup companies like Preventive, Orchid, and Nucleus all share a common goal: giving parents the “perfect” baby. Preventive is pursuing embryo editing, while Orchid and Nucleus Genomics use screening to tell parents which of their embryos — meaning their biological children — to discard. (READ MORE: Designer Babies and a Brave New Biopolitics)
The Spectator P.M. Podcast hosts Ellie Gardey Holmes and Lyrah Margo discuss the companies and CEOs trying to normalize the genetic modification of embryos. Ellie and Lyrah explain the ethical harms of embryo editing and emphasize the thousands of lives that are at stake behind this evil practice. (RELATED: Embryos Don’t Belong in Jewelry)
Tune in to hear their discussion!
Read Ellie and Lyrah’s writing here and here.
Listen to the Spectator P.M. Podcast on Spotify.
