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WIKIPEDIA  - EUGENICS IS A SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY WHICH ADVOCATES THE IMPROVEMENT OF HUMAN HEREDITARY TRAITS THROUGH VARIOUS FORMS OF INTERVENTION. WEBSTER  - A SCIENCE THAT DEALS WITH THE IMPROVEMENT (AS BY CONTROL OF HUMAN MATING) OF HEREDITARY QUALITIES OF A RACE OR BREED  Eugenics – Can We Make a Better World?
In humans,  blastomere  formation begins immediately following fertilization and continues through the first week of embryonic development. About 30 hours after fertilization, the egg divides into two cells. These mitotic divisions continue and result in a grouping of cells called blastomeres.
Cell Retrieval
Removing an embryonic cell
Determination of Gender
Cystic Fibrosis
Scenario #1 After having 3 boys in a row, couple A is frustrated by their failure to have at least one girl in order to fulfill the  Mitzvah  of  פרו ורבו   (or they just want a little girl). They would like to use IVF and PGD in order to ensure that their next child is a girl.
Scenario #2 ,[object Object]
What we’re going to do:
Issues Pertaining to Both: ,[object Object],[object Object]
Don’t Mess With Nature ,[object Object],[object Object]
Manipulating Nature ,[object Object]
The Maharal ,[object Object],[object Object]
The Maharal  ,[object Object]
Summary  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Immanuel Jacobovitz (England, 20 th  Century), “Will Cloning Beget Disaster”  Wall Street Journal,  May 2, 1997 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Prohibition of  שכבת זרע ,[object Object],[object Object]
Does This Apply to Assisted Reproduction? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Does This Apply to Assisted Reproduction? ,[object Object]
Issues Specific to Scenario #1 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Issues Specific to Scenario #1 ,[object Object],[object Object]
Issues Specific to Scenario #2 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Issues Specific to Scenario #2 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Issues Specific to Scenario #2 ,[object Object]
Biomedical Journal (bmj.com)
Rabbi Michael Broyde, “Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis, Stem Cells and Jewish Law”  Tradition  38;1 (2004)
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Rabbi wald ivf pgd presentation

  • 1. WIKIPEDIA - EUGENICS IS A SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY WHICH ADVOCATES THE IMPROVEMENT OF HUMAN HEREDITARY TRAITS THROUGH VARIOUS FORMS OF INTERVENTION. WEBSTER - A SCIENCE THAT DEALS WITH THE IMPROVEMENT (AS BY CONTROL OF HUMAN MATING) OF HEREDITARY QUALITIES OF A RACE OR BREED Eugenics – Can We Make a Better World?
  • 2. In humans, blastomere formation begins immediately following fertilization and continues through the first week of embryonic development. About 30 hours after fertilization, the egg divides into two cells. These mitotic divisions continue and result in a grouping of cells called blastomeres.
  • 7. Scenario #1 After having 3 boys in a row, couple A is frustrated by their failure to have at least one girl in order to fulfill the Mitzvah of פרו ורבו (or they just want a little girl). They would like to use IVF and PGD in order to ensure that their next child is a girl.
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  • 26. Rabbi Michael Broyde, “Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis, Stem Cells and Jewish Law” Tradition 38;1 (2004)
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