Should parents be allowed to edit their children’s genes to rule out severe hereditary diseases?
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Context
Since CRISPR, targeted gene editing is technically possible; on embryos it is banned almost everywhere. Supporters see a chance to prevent suffering — critics warn of designer babies and a new genetic inequality.
Real-world source
Council of Europe · 4/4/1997
Oviedo Convention (ETS No. 164), Art. 13 — ban on heritable human genome editing
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