Arguments for Treating CRISPR-Edited Persons as Vulnerable
Journal Title: Annals of Bioethics & Clinical Applications - Year 2022, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
This paper is composed of four parts. In the first part is briefly described the origin of germline genome editing technology and its unique characteristics. The second part discusses germline genome editing is ethically unjustifiable today because of the unfavorable risk-benefit ratio. The third part argues that CRISPR-edited persons ought to be treated as a vulnerable. The fourth part is to argue that people in the present generation have moral obligations to future generations.
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Ruipeng Lei* and Renzong Qiu
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