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- LETTERS, Page 6Frozen-Embryo Debate
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- In the ruling on the frozen embryos that were under dispute
- in a divorce case, Judge W. Dale Young stated that "human life
- begins at conception." You quote one expert who expressed
- displeasure at this (NATION, Oct. 2). But the court's judgment
- properly set forth the basis of its conclusions, which were
- influenced by testimony presented on scientific knowledge of
- human genetics.
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- Richard W. Eddy Great Falls, Mont.
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- The continuing debate as to when life begins is getting out
- of hand. Let's carry Judge Young's decision one step further:
- since the embryos in question are in fact people, not property,
- then the mother must be required to have all seven of these
- embryos implanted in her uterus so that each has an equal
- opportunity for normal gestation. The only thing that remains
- to be decided, possibly by lottery, is the order in which these
- tiny people are given that chance.
-
- Nona S. Bendorf Mechanicsville, Pa.
-