New Polling Raises Public Safety Concerns About Three Parent Children Proposals
By Press Release,
Care
| 03. 13. 2014
New polling released by the charity CARE this morning supports the concern expressed by MPs yesterday afternoon that the Government is rushing ahead with its plans to allow the creation of three-parent children without public support or the necessary public safety tests.
A new ComRes poll, commissioned by CARE, demonstrates that more women oppose the introduction of highly controversial techniques to help reduce the chances of women with human mitochondrial disease passing it on to their children than support it. 36% of women questioned said that the new procedures should not be introduced, whilst 31% said they should. The polling also demonstrates that only 14% of women believe the proposed change in the law should be a priority now but 42% disagree.
The publication of today’s polling was announced yesterday by Jacob Rees-Mogg in his Westminster Hall debate on the Government’s proposals to make legal provision for procedures creating three parent embryos.
Commenting on the ComRes polling Nola Leach, CARE’s Chief Executive, said:
“The Government has suggested that the public is broadly supportive of the creation of three-parent children. This...
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