South Africa’s recently updated research ethics guidelines provide guidance on oversight into heritable human genome editing, and they should not be interpreted as a green light.
- Fellow, Center for Law and the Biosciences, Stanford University
At its core, the constitution holds a moral vision of people as autonomous moral agents, capable of rationally forming their own opinions.
We propose five principles that could guide a proper ethical and legal framework for germline editing and similar technologies.
As more choices become theoretically available to prospective parents, it’s important to understand their rights.
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