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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, it's 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 they're talking about is mitochondrial dna if it's defective can lead to blindness and other diseases. it's carried by the moms. they take the mom's egg but take out the mitochondrial...

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. >> that's 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 don't 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 peers when it comes to test scores. his conclusion for why students are falling behind. quote, child...

Because he already has another child. he's 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, isn't it better to have this child and in that way there's some memory of the mom, but some people don't see it that way. we all don't agree on what's 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 good environment if the mom is severely compromised in terms of her own health with all of the l...

Lungs for a long time and people live and die every day waiting for these. you don't want to industry the system. it isn't great to think about people suing and saying i don't 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. appreciate it. we're also awaiting word of a press conference saying place in santa monica, cal...

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. let's 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. i'm not just guessing here. the system has been tested in europe. as of 2010, 24 european countries have some form of opt out which some call presumed...