HFEA May Be Worse Than FEMA
While reading the July 20, 2006 copy of the Oklahoma "Baptist Messenger," I became aware of a scary practice being licensed in Great Britain by HFEA (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority). Read some of the articles for yourself, and see what advances are being purported in IVF (in vitro fertilization) about screening embryos for genetic disorders. It is already being allowed for Down's syndrome, cystic fibrosis, and soon autism. The process involves making many embryos from the parent's reproductive cells and then screening genetically and discarding those that are "unfit" to live.

So far, only gender screening has been done to decrease the likelihood of passing on genes tending toward certain diseases predominantly in one gender or another. For instance, males are four times more likely to have autism than females.

C. Ben Mitchell, associate professor of bioethics at Trinity Evanelical Divinity School in suburban Chicago says, "If genetic diagnosis for autism had been available 30 to 50 years ago, Silicon Valley might be empty," adding it is believed many of "those who work in the computer software industry have a mild form of autism known as Asperger's syndrome. Does anyone think Bill Gates should have been eliminated as an embryo?"

The Pandora's box of pro-choice was opened over 40 years ago and now the results are spilling out into other areas of choice. The question now is, "Who is making the choices?" Give me FEMA instead of HFEA!