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Should we allow babies to be created from three people? Should we allow babies to be created from three people?
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Have your say The fertility technique aims to help women at risk of passing on serious and often life-threatening genetic diseases through their DNA.
Britain would be the first country to legalise the procedure and it is estimated it could help around 150 couples a year.
The problem occurs when a woman carries defective DNA in a microscopic part of their cells called mitochondria.
Although only a tiny fraction of the DNA passed down to a child comes from the mitochondria, it can be enough to produce deadly disease.
The technique under debate allows scientists to replace this specific DNA with genetic material from a donor woman with properly functioning mitochondria.
The first attempt is expected this year, if there is a Yes vote. However, many people oppose the technology on ethical grounds.
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