The ethics of germline gene editing
Germline Gene Editing (GGE) has enormous potential both as a research tool and a therapeutic intervention. While other types of gene editing are relatively uncontroversial, GGE has been strongly resisted. In this article, we analyse the ethical arguments for and against pursuing GGE by allowing and...
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| author | Gyngell, C Douglas, T Savulescu, J |
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| description | Germline Gene Editing (GGE) has enormous potential both as a research tool and a therapeutic intervention. While other types of gene editing are relatively uncontroversial, GGE has been strongly resisted. In this article, we analyse the ethical arguments for and against pursuing GGE by allowing and funding its development. We argue there is a strong case for pursuing GGE for the prevention of disease. We then examine objections that have been raised against pursuing GGE and argue that these fail. We conclude that the moral case in favour of pursuing GGE is stronger than the case against. This suggests that pursuing GGE is morally permissible and indeed morally desirable. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:d483e5fb-495c-4180-9383-efb384674d382022-03-27T08:19:10ZThe ethics of germline gene editingJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:d483e5fb-495c-4180-9383-efb384674d38Symplectic Elements at OxfordWiley2016Gyngell, CDouglas, TSavulescu, JGermline Gene Editing (GGE) has enormous potential both as a research tool and a therapeutic intervention. While other types of gene editing are relatively uncontroversial, GGE has been strongly resisted. In this article, we analyse the ethical arguments for and against pursuing GGE by allowing and funding its development. We argue there is a strong case for pursuing GGE for the prevention of disease. We then examine objections that have been raised against pursuing GGE and argue that these fail. We conclude that the moral case in favour of pursuing GGE is stronger than the case against. This suggests that pursuing GGE is morally permissible and indeed morally desirable. |
| spellingShingle | Gyngell, C Douglas, T Savulescu, J The ethics of germline gene editing |
| title | The ethics of germline gene editing |
| title_full | The ethics of germline gene editing |
| title_fullStr | The ethics of germline gene editing |
| title_full_unstemmed | The ethics of germline gene editing |
| title_short | The ethics of germline gene editing |
| title_sort | ethics of germline gene editing |
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