Defending Embryo Screening from Irrational Opposition
The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast
October 23, 20251h 1m
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Show Notes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-L271Y9HPA
Podcast audio:
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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