UK News 15-10-2001 who: Britain`s first `designer` baby what: Will be born before the end of the year, reveal parents where: Chicago when: Yesterday snippet: Shahana and Raj Hashni, a couple form Leeds, "have sidestepped British regulations and undergone treatment in the US to ensure they give birth to a baby with an immune system which matches that of their son, who is recovering from leukaemia and may relapse," reports the Guardian. Mr Hashni was quick to refute any moral allegations: "What have we designed? We haven`t designed anything. All of these ethical dilemmas are very easy to conjure up when you haven`t been put on the spot yourself." [... more]

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