Mitochondrial Transfer (Three-Parent Children)
Debate between Jacob Rees-Mogg and Jim Dobbin(10 years, 1 month ago)
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Jacob Rees-Mogg
That is a risk, and there are others. Already in the United States a different price is charged depending on the educational qualifications of the donor. There are worries about eugenics, a point I was going to come on to.
Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab/Co- op)
The head of the United States Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on this matter, Evan Snyder, has said that there are not enough clinical data to suggest that mitochondrial transfer is safe. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the present UK regulator and the UK Government should be cautious in approaching this technique?
Jacob Rees-Mogg
I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that point. That is at the heart of the issue.