City wants to offer genetic screening.LIVERPOOL is bidding to become the first centre outside London to offer genetic screening of early-stage foetuses. Parents will be offered the chance to find out if their embryos are carrying a serious genetic disorder like cystic fibrosis cystic fibrosis (sĭs`tĭk fībrō`sĭs), inherited disorder of the exocrine glands (see gland), affecting children and young people; median survival is 25 years in females and 30 years in males. , under plans at Liverpool Women's Hospital Liverpool Women's Hospital is NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool, England. The Trust uses the Single Transferable Vote voting system to elect its Members' Council.[1] References 1. ^ NHS Foundation Trusts using STV - STV Action. . The trust wants to offer a pioneering technique which will allow people the choice to destroy any "abnormal" embryos, just three days after they are created in a laboratory. Currently, around 100 Merseyside women a year decide to abort foetuses after they are found to have a problem. The technique is designed to help people who are at risk of having a child with a serious genetic condition. But it can also help infertile in·fer·tile adj. Not capable of initiating, sustaining, or supporting reproduction. infertile, adj unable to produce offspring. couples or those who suffer recurrent miscarriages find out if their problem is genetic. |
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