Polygenic risk scoring of human embryos: a qualitative study of media coverage.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) technologies enable embryo genotyping across the whole genome. This has led to the development of polygenic risk scoring of human embryos (PGT-P). Recent implementation of PGT-P, including screening for intelligence, has been extensively covered by media reports, raising major controversy. Considering the increasing demand for assisted reproduction, we evaluated how information about PGT-P is communicated in press media and explored the diversity of ethical themes present in the public debate.

Methods

LexisNexis Academic database and Google News were searched to identify articles about polygenic embryo screening. This led to 535 news articles. 59 original articles met the inclusion criteria. Inductive content analysis

SUBMITTER: Pagnaer T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8449454 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature