Wednesday’s CBS Mornings showcased a genetic screening company that allows parents to select which embryo they would like to in-vitro fertilize. Co-host Tony Dokoupil interviewed founder and CEO of Nucleus Genomics Kian Sadeghi, who denied comparisons to the eugenics movement.The story surrounded the company’s IVF+ screening service, which would scan for over 2,000 traits and conditions at the tune of $30k. The goal was for parents to be able to select out of 20 viable options which embryo they believed held the best genetic specifications.Dokoupil and Sadeghi listed the traits the screening was capable of revealing, including height, hair color, eye color, intelligence, and diseases such as depression, bipolar disorder and autism.The 25-year-old founder, who had no children of his own, stated: “Life, I think, as a parent, doesn’t just stop at, ‘I want my child to be healthy.’”Dokoupil asked Sadeghi straight-up why his company should not be associated with the 20th century practice:They were extraneous specifications that were being put on display like at a farmer’s market. That’s empowering prejudice, just like the eugenics of century-past.Dokoupil asked the CEO about the company’s highly questionable ad campaign (Click “Expand”):
DOKOUPIL: You use the term your best baby.
SADEGHI: Whatever that means to you.
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