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flag UK IVF patients illegally use US firms to screen embryos for traits like IQ, bypassing UK bans.

flag In 2025, UK IVF patients are circumventing legal bans by sending embryo genetic data to US firms like Herasight for polygenic screening, which predicts traits such as IQ and disease risk, despite the practice being prohibited under UK law. flag Though clinics cannot legally use or endorse the results, patients are accessing raw genetic data from standard tests and using it abroad to select embryos, raising ethical concerns over accuracy, inequality, and unintended consequences. flag The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority maintains the screening is unlawful, but enforcement is unclear as patients pursue enhanced outcomes through unproven genetic predictions.

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