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Expert: babies could be screened for gayness

Wed 8 Aug 2012 In: New Zealand Daily News

Robert Klitzman - Close Up A visiting bioethics expert claims that within a few years, parents will be able to screen their unborn children to see whether they are gay. Professor Robert Klitzman of Columbia University's Centre for Bioethics has told TV ONE's Close Up that genetic tests are now being developed to look for autism, alzheimers and various types of cancers. "We may find tests with homosexuality for instance," he said. "So over the next few years as we develop more genetic testing, as the price goes down so it becomes very affordable to do this, these will be questions that millions of people will face," Klitzman said. He believes we need to discuss where we draw the line. Read more from Close Up here You can discuss this gay New Zealand community news story in the GayNZ.com Forum here    

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First published: Wednesday, 8th August 2012 - 9:33am

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