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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (3 children)

My understanding is that they were embryos from HIV infected parents, so they had very little chance of avoiding infection during birth. His argument is that their chances of survival were already so low, there's little harm that could be done if the treatment wasn't effective.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago

I feel the need to point out that almost no babies get HIV from their mother as long as the mother is being successfully treated with anti retroviral medication.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

Thanks, I wasn't aware of the circumstances. It puts stuff in a different perspective.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

The linked Wikipedia article says only their fathers were HIV-positive, and typically that wouldn't lead to a parent infecting their child unless they decided to share needles etc.