Jul 082010
BERLIN – EMBRYOS created during in vitro fertilization can be screened for genetic defects before being implanted in the womb, a German high court said in a landmark ruling. The Federal Supreme Court in Leipzig ruled in support of a Berlin gynecologist who had carried out screening on embryos for three different couples and implanted only those that were healthy. The embryos with hereditary …
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