Switzerland aproves PGD @ Swissinfo

House or Representatives has come out in favour of lifting the ban on the screening of human embryos for genetic diseases.

...it is time Switzerland lifted the ban on PGD. The procedure is permitted in many European countries including Britain, Denmark, Norway, France and Spain.

"We see strong reasons against, but that does not mean we are saying that parents who do it are immoral or are doing something wrong. It’s completely understandable that they would want to save their child," said Rehmann-Sutter.

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