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Administration is considering whether to allow human beings testing. the fda is now holding meetings to discuss the scientific issues around this whole procedure. of course, its also raising many ethical questions. and some critics say it could lead to so-called designer babies. faith gallagher with more on that age em live from our west coast news hub. how does this procedure work exactly? >> reporter: the jean theyre talking about is mitochondrial dna if its defective can lead to blindness and...

So we are losing our position as a global leader of scientific research. i think that does duck tail into some of the poll numbers. >> thats what i was referring to earlier when it makes me wonder about our competitiveness moving forward. despite the partisan divide, it is still shocking to many scientists how many americans say they dont believe in evolution and other scientific theories. a art kaplan tied that news to the news american students were slipping further and further behind their pe...

Because he already has another child. hes got to move on without his wife. and then this baby, if born, could have so many serious problems. >> absolutely right. so i know many are thinking, look, isnt it better to have this child and in that way theres some memory of the mom, but some people dont see it that way. we all dont agree on whats best when a child or a fetus in this case could be compromised when, in fact, it may not be healthy to try and keep the child where it is. it may not be a go...

Lungs for a long time and people live and die every day waiting for these. you dont want to industry the system. it isnt great to think about people suing and saying i dont want to be at the end of the list here and at the end of the list there. what we do need is a system that has some room for appeal and some compassion that may come out of this case, too. >> you think the policy should be suspended while this review is taking place? >> i do. >> dr. art kaplan, thank you so much for joining us...

Two words, opt out. see, opt in is the current national u.s. policy. it requires explicit consent from the donor given through a donor card administered by the dmv or relatives if the donor failed to indicate desire in his or her lifetime. lets change that. an opt out would assume the deceased have their organs harvested unless they opted out. no one will take your organs without consent but if you say nothing you will presume to have opted in. im not just guessing here. the system has been test...

Hospital of philadelphia "does not disqualify potential transplant candidates on the basis of intellectual abilities." art kaplan is a bioethicist for the university of pennsylvania. he also cant comment on this case specifically but says in this situation you have to sort out the role of mental ability. >> if thats all thats being taken into account, thats bias, thats discriminatory. but if its a genetic disease that has many, many other complications, thats medically appropriate and not at all...

good evening. im chris matthews down in washington. leading off tonight, pay to play in texas. rick perrys awkward debate comment that he couldnt be bought for only $5,000 may be the least of his problems. nbcs michael isikoff reports that not only did perry get far more than that from the pharmaceutical company, merck, but that perry has been accused of a long history of running texas as a pay to play state. he accepts big campaign contributions from deep-pocketed supporters in exchan...

supporters in exchange for favors that help make them rich. it could be the strategy to take down perry either before or after hes nominated. bob dylan said it, by the way, in 1965, and it applies today. you dont need a weather man to know which way the wind is blowing. and right now the wind is blowing hard into the face of democrats. in general, and at president obama in particular. how does the president turn it around? its been done before. plus, heres senator demints candid and co...

texas as a pay to play state. he accepts big campaign contributions from deep-pocketed supporters in exchange for favors that help make them rich. it could be the strategy to take down perry either before or after hes nominated. bob dylan said it, by the way, in 1965, and it applies today. you dont need a weather man to know which way the wind is blowing. and right now the wind is blowing hard into the face of democrats. in general, and at president obama in particular. how does the pr...

if republicans support president obamas jobs plan, theyll bear responsibility for the success or not of those programs and the economy. however, if they oppose the presidents plan, the worst the president can do is blame them for voting against his legislation. is that true? the "hardball" strategists break down the gop choice of strategies about helping the economy or helping themselves. and not since the know-nothing party briefly emerged about 160 years ago as a party, either party ...