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Scottish Bishop John Keenan has spoken out clearly and unequivocally against the push for so-called 3-parent babies.
His Lordship was consecrated as the new Bishop of Paisley in St. Mirim's Cathedral, on the Feast of St. Joseph, last March.
Of the Commons debate and vote on '3-parent babies,' Bishop Keenan stated: 'The technique is not a treatment, it does not cure anyone or anything, rather it seeks to remove anyone affected by certain conditions from the human gene pool. Destroying those who have a particular disease and presenting it as a cure or as progress is utterly disingenuous and completely unethical.'
Whilst condemning the destruction of human embryos, Bishop Keenan pointed out that, even if no embryos were harmed, the Church would still oppose the procedure, because mitochondrial donation would sunder the natural process of fertility. (This is also one of the several ethical and theological reasons why the Church does not accept other forms of IVF).
He added: 'It is surprising that a society which increasingly favours and supports natural and 'environmentally friendly' products and services should countenance the genetic modification of human beings. How can we object when scientists genetically modify plants, but not when they do the same with people?''
Dr. Helen Watt, of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, an institute of the Catholic Church in the UK and Ireland, has described the Commons vote for '3-parent babies' as a ''disaster''. She added: ''We can only hope that the House of Lords will take a more sceptical approach.'' Â
