An Ounce of Prevention Where No Cure Exists: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis of Canavan Disease and Jewish Law

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Publication: Derech Hateva Volume 10

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Derech HaTeva is a publication of the undergraduate students of Stern College for Women.
Editors in Chief: Sarah Weinerman, Lauren Yael Grunseid

The permissibility of PGD in halacha (Jewish law) is particularly relevant in light of the high rate of Canavan disease in the Ashkenazi Jewish population.

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