Several objections against the morality of researching or employing mitochondrial replacement techniques have been advanced recently. In this paper, I examine three of these objections and show that they are found wanting. First I examine whether mitochondrial replacement techniques, research and clinical practice, should not be carried out because of possible harms to egg donors. Next I assess whether mitochondrial replacement techniques should be banned because they could affect the study of genealogical ancestry. Finally, I examine the claim that mitochondrial replacement techniques are not transferring mitochondrial DNA but nuclear DNA, and that this should be prohibited on ethical grounds.
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Palacios-González, C. (2016). Mitochondrial replacement techniques: egg donation, genealogy and eugenics. Monash Bioethics Review, 34(1), 37–51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40592-016-0059-x
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