Name: Making Babies
Uploaded: 2019-01-01
Duration: 5 min 54 s
Description: How close are we to rendering infertility a problem of the past? Scientists believe that they are steps away from making healthy babies from stem cells, opening the doors for those with health limitations to become parents. But what are the legal and ethical implications of this breakthrough?

How close are we to rendering infertility a problem of the past? Scientists believe that they are steps away from making healthy babies from stem cells, opening the doors for those with health limitations to become parents. But what are the legal and ethical implications of this breakthrough?

Explore how scientists are moving toward creating eggs and sperm from reprogrammed cells, a breakthrough that could reshape infertility treatment and expand who can become a parent. As the science advances from laboratory milestones to real human possibilities, this episode also confronts the legal and ethical questions that make every development impossible to ignore.

Stem cells bring parenthood closer, while ethics race to keep up.

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Love Making Babies? It’s just the start.

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