Gene Editing to Improve Cognitive Ability in Children Is Morally Wrong

Survey: 34% of all people thought gene editing was okay, sorry that they were willing to use it. People under 35 are the ones who are likely to be actually using this because they're going to be using IVF in the near future. Only about 10% of the population finds PGP or polygenic screening of embryos to be morally wrong. Manifold: If there were a larger, better-powered representative survey of all Americans and the numbers came out roughly like this, I would say, yes, based on that, it is reasonable to start offering genetic screening or polygenic screened embryo screenings.

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