The moral argument for heritable genome editing requires an inappropriately deterministic view of genetics

Gyngell and colleagues consider that the recent Nuffield Council report does not go far enough: heritable genome editing (HGE) is not just justifiable in a few rare cases; instead, there is a moral imperative to undertake it. We agree that there is a moral argument for this, but in the real world it...

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Authors: Horton, Rachel (Author) ; Lucassen, M. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2019
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2019, Volume: 45, Issue: 8, Pages: 526-527
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