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When genetic choice becomes personal

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Alastair O'Neill |

TED@Westpac

• December 2017

If you could guarantee that your child would avoid inheriting a serious condition, such as blindness, would you do it? Alastair O'Neill describes the wrenching decisions people have made now that science can pre-screen healthy embryos.

If you could guarantee that your child would avoid inheriting a serious condition, such as blindness, would you do it? Alastair O'Neill describes the wrenching decisions people have made now that science can pre-screen healthy embryos.

About the speaker

Alastair O'Neill

Alastair O'Neill

Genetic choice advocate

Alastair O'Neill is on the frontline of new ways of working, anticipating the needs of businesses in the future. His workshops foster boundary-crossing problem-solving, creative thinking and analytical skills. He actively encourages diversity of thought and facilitates innovation through collaboration. O'Neill received a BA in Media and Communications from University of New South Wales, where he was nominated for the Bruce Petty Award for Best Animation for his short film on youth homelessness. He did a gap year as a teacher in the UK and still draws upon that experience today to guide his sessions at Westpac.

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