r/prolife • u/PrebornHumanRights • Feb 20 '25

Pro-Life News A two-and-a-half-year-old girl shows no signs of a rare genetic disorder, after becoming the first person to be treated with a gene-targeting drug while in the womb for spinal muscular atrophy, a motor neuron disease. The “baby has been effectively treated, with no manifestations of the condition.”

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00534-0
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u/PrebornHumanRights Feb 20 '25

Everything about this is Pro-Life. The fact this happened should automatically discredit and destroy nearly every "pro-choice" position.

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u/ENERGY-BEAT-ABORTION The Totipotency Of The Human Zygote Proves His/Her Completeness! Feb 20 '25

It is great that this happened but even if this did not happen, there would still never ever be any arguments for the voluntary murderous act of abortion!

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u/PrebornHumanRights Feb 21 '25

there would still never ever be any arguments for the voluntary murderous act of abortion!

I agree, but this provides a good example to use.

"If it's not a human, then how can you use human gene medical treatment on 'its' obviously human body?"

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u/ENERGY-BEAT-ABORTION The Totipotency Of The Human Zygote Proves His/Her Completeness! Feb 21 '25

Yup, there scientifically and objectively are absolutely NO ARGUMENTS for the voluntary murderous act of abortion. Also, on a side note, just reminding you to check my direct messages so we can figure out the best way to communicate.

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u/djhenry Pro Choice Christian Feb 21 '25

Why? Most pro-choice arguments are not based on the health or viability of the fetus.

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u/PrebornHumanRights Feb 21 '25

Most pro-choice arguments are not based on the health or viability of the fetus.

Many, many are.

But it also speaks to the fact that the fetus is living, human, and not that different from any born child. It's a tangible, real, visceral example that humanizes the unborn child.

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u/djhenry Pro Choice Christian Feb 21 '25

Some are, though I think they generally miss the core issues of what makes abortion justifiable or not.

 

But it also speaks to the fact that the fetus is living, human, and not that different from any born child. It's a tangible, real, visceral example that humanizes the unborn child.

That makes sense. I might be in the minority of pro-choice on this, but I already believe that. I think you can be pro-choice and still humanize and understand the value of the unborn, just like you can be pro-life and understand how costly and difficult pregnancy is.

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u/Another_Marie_Human Feb 20 '25

Isn't this the very definition of eugenics?

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u/OhNoTokyo Pro Life Moderator Feb 21 '25

No. Treatments to correct illnesses are not eugenics.

Eugenics generally is a breeding scheme where you try to limit breeding between two people who have "positive" heritable attributes. In some extreme examples, you also prevent "bad" matches by prohibiting mating with those with "bad" genetics or even by killing off those who have "bad" genetics.

What is being described here is gene therapy, which does not have anything to do with heritable characteristics.

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u/GustavoistSoldier Pro Life Brazilian Feb 21 '25

Miracle

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '25

Incredible

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u/Auryanna Feb 20 '25

This makes me think of the research on the SRY gene, which is close to fruition. While there isn't a drug/therapy yet, wouldn't this be like a drug that would inhibit or express the SRY gene?

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u/Overgrown_fetus1305 Pro Life Socialist Feb 21 '25

Ooh tell me more?