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Defending Embryo Screening from Irrational Opposition

Defending Embryo Screening from Irrational Opposition

Update: 2025-10-23
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In this Ayn Rand Institute Podcast episode, Mike Mazza and Samantha Watkins analyze objections to new embryo screening technology.




Orchid’s new technology



Moral status of embryos



Genetic tradeoffs



The “Eugenics” smear



Views toward the disabled



Losing our humanity




Resources:




Ayn Rand’s essay, “The Anti-Industrial Revolution” in The Return of the Primitive;  



Ayn Rand’s essay, “Of Living Death” in The Voice of Reason;



Ben Bayer’s essay, “The Absurdity at the Heart of the Alabama IVF Controversy”;  



Ben Bayer’s book, “Why the Right to Abortion is Sacrosanct”.




This podcast was recorded on September 17, 2025, and posted on October 23, 2025.









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Defending Embryo Screening from Irrational Opposition

Defending Embryo Screening from Irrational Opposition

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