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Should We Prohibit Genetically Engineered Babies?
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Sunday, August 11, 2013
Time:
6:00 PM
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8:00 PM
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Radio Broadcast
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steve lerman
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Stream or download at http://greatspeechesandinterviews.blogspot.com/
Broadcast at Access Sacramento at http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/mini.cgi?station_name=accesssacramento&site=pro&tm=6524
In the movie Gattaca, the vast majority of people were genetically engineered but those of natural birth were treated as if they were disabled people. Is the genetic engineering of babies morally wrong? Could it lead to eugenics and a stratified society where only the wealthy enjoy the benefits of genetic enhancement?
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| Nita Farahany and Lee Silver argue against the motion "Prohibit Genetically Engineered Babies" Photo: Samuel LaHoz |
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| Robert Winston argues in favor of banning genetic engineering of babies. Photo: Samuel LaHoz |
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| Sheldon Krimsky argues in favor of banning genetic engineering of babies. |
Nita Farahany and Lee Silver argue against the motion.
Sheldon Krimsky and Robert Winston argue for the motion.
Source: NPR: Should We Prohibit Genetically Engineered Babies?
Source: NPR: Should We Prohibit Genetically Engineered Babies?
Andy Worthington is the author of The Guantanamo Files and the article “Eleven Years after 9/11, Guantánamo Is a Political Prison”. Despite being long-ago cleared for release, the many Gitmo prisoners are still imprisoned. Why has Attorney General Eric Holder’s not prosecuted Bush-era torturers?
Source: Scott Horton's Radio Show: 9/7/12 Andy Worthington
Music includes Peerless Quartet - I Didn't Raise My Boy To be A Soldier, Steve Earle - Jerusalem, Ryan Harvey - The Violence of War, John Kennedy, Simon & Garfunkel - Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream, Steven Taylor - Go Down Congress, Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, It's The End Of The World As We Know It - R.E.M., Pete Seeger - Waist Deep in the Big Muddy, Shirley Bassey - Gold Finger, Gene Kelly - Singing In The Rain, Clark Gable - Puttin' On The Ritz, Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World, Jackson Browne And Joan Baez - Guantanamera, George Krupa and His Orchestra - Drum Boogie
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