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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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