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Published on December 17, 2023 8:53 p.m

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United States: These families who program “perfect” children United States: These families who program “perfect” children – (France 2)

Article written by France 2 – C. Guttin, A. Filippi, K. Sullivan Den Bergh

France TV

In the United States, more and more birth advocates are using science to analyze and select the best embryos for the best children. A movement that is gaining more and more momentum.

What if it were possible to choose the eye color, hair type, or even personality traits of future children before birth? All this is done by selecting an embryo with DNA that matches the parents' criteria. In the United States, reality has overtaken fiction. The Collins family used in vitro fertilization with their last two little girls. To increase the chance of having a healthy child, the couple asked a laboratory to analyze the embryos before fertilization.

Supported by Elon Musk

If the results make it possible to identify the risks of a disease, the mother is not yet satisfied. She commissioned a second laboratory to analyze further risks, this time mental ones, to ensure that the most efficient embryo was selected. For parents, each person has the right to choose the trait they want their offspring to have. The couple is not the only one following this trend, as Elon Musk also positions himself as pro-natalists.

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