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Julian Savulescu on Designer Babies (originally on Bioethics Bites)

Apr 2, 2012
21:05
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
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The Effects of Impulsion Control on Designer Babies
01:32 • 3min
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The Role of Genetic Selection in Designing Babies
04:04 • 3min
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The Importance of Genetic Modifications in Children
06:52 • 2min
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The Importance of Child Focused Selection
09:07 • 2min
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The Liberal Position on Genetic Inequality
10:50 • 3min
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The Importance of Sex Selection in Countries Like the UK
13:52 • 2min
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The Problem With Inequality
15:49 • 5min
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Is it ethical to select advantageous genes and select against disadvantageous genes when having babies? Julian Savulescu, Director of the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics in Oxford, discusses this question with Nigel Warburton. This bonus episode was originally made for Bioethics Bites in association with the Uehiro Centre and made possible by a grant from the Wellcome Trust.

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