Create babies from 3 people, why not?

(How to create 3-person sperm and egg babies recently released in the UK.

The draft law on this issue is currently being consulted for community consultation and may be effective by the end of 2014.

Doctors say in vitro fertilization for three parents can eliminate debilitating as well as potentially fatal infant-to-child transmission.

Many conflicting comments suggest that this method is 'unethical' , it can put Britain at a risk of 'slipping' when 'designing' such children.

Using sperm from a parent's egg plus an additional egg cell from a donor can prevent mitochondrial disease for young children.

Mitochondria are considered to be a small biological 'power plant' , providing almost all energy to all other cells in the body.

One in 6500 newborns has severe energy deficiency, caused by mitochondria, which can easily lead to muscle weakness, blindness, heart failure and even death.

Because mitochondria are transmitted from mother to child, adding an egg from a donor woman will provide a healthier baby. However, babies born with this method will have the DNA of their biological parents along with some from the egg donor.

Scientists have invented two implantable techniques that allow them to get genetic information from the mother and then put it into the donor's egg with healthy mitochondria.

The first method

The second method

The UK Ministry of Health has provided technical support as well as claims that the consultation here is not to debate whether this method should be legalized, but how to Implement it in the most effective way.

The embryo and fertilization agency said they will have specific assessments for each case with a 'risk' of serious mitochondrial disease from which to decide whether to use the 3-person artificial insemination method.

These regulations also suggest examining these donated egg cells as a donation organ. and children who are the result of this method will not be able to understand the identities of the people who have funded them.

Professor Doug Turnbull, a pioneer in mitochondrial research at Newcastle University, said: "I am delighted that the government has published this draft regulation. This is great news for patients suffering from Mitochondrial DNA disease and an important step in preventing infection of serious mitochondrial diseases'.

The British Minister of Health, Professor Dame Sally Davies, also said: "Allowing a mitochondrial donation will give serious mitochondrial women the opportunity to have children without suffering from disordered disorders. It will also keep you at the forefront of scientific development in this area. '

Mr. Davies called for: 'we encourage more comments for this consultation so that we can introduce the final rule to the general public'.