PGD for cancer @ BBC News
Doctors have been given permission to screen a woman's embryos for a rare form of eye cancer.
Angela Donovan had retinoblastoma as a child and passed on the gene to her first son, Kieran, who underwent chemotherapy to get rid of the cancer.
Fertility experts at University College Hospital London will test her embryos to prevent any of her future children from contracting the disease.
Critics say screening should only be used for non-curable illnesses.
The move comes just days after the government launched a public consultation about the future of fertility treatment and embryo research.
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