Silencing the embryos / Silencing the embryos: Un-knowledge as a Moral Labour
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- Aug 26, 2024
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- HAL
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- English
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Abstract
This draft examines the “moral labour” of French professionals involved in preimplantation genetic testing, an ethically sensitive practice aimed at preventing the birth of children with hereditary diseases by transferring only "healthy" embryos. While French law forbids discarding healthy-carrier embryos, it leaves a “grey area” regarding the preference for non-carriers. This ambiguity creates "moral tensions" for professionals. To ease the ethical burden, they often maintain or even create ignorance about the exact genetic status of the embryos transferred, allowing them to navigate the moral complexities of their work.
