Defending Embryo Screening from Irrational Opposition

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Defending Embryo Screening from Irrational Opposition

Samantha Watkins

October 23, 2025

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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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Samantha Watkins

Samantha Watkins, BA in Education, is a Junior Fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute.

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