This is the kind of thing opponents of in vitro fertilization need to bring to light when debating the ethical ramifications of IVF. We need to point out how dehumanizing the process actually is. In this case, human embryos are created and compared to a mathematical model. If they don’t satisfy equation, they’re discarded. It doesn’t get much more impersonal than that.
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