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Germline Gene Therapy,
is it ethically acceptable?
Genetic changes in the reproductive cells - germline gene therapy
- or changes made to the early embryo before the stage of differentiation
into reproductive and non-reproductive cells, would affect all
future offspring of that person. This makes an vital ethical distinction,
affecting to major issues :
- What is
our duty in respect of future generations, their rights, choices,
health, etc.?
- Could
we ever know enough about the long term effects to judge that
we could go ahead?
Francis
Collins
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