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Should We Use Gene Editing to Make Better Babies?
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Reproductive Gene Editing Isn't Needed for Any Medical Reason
Using gene editing in an attempt to make so-called better babies would be both wrong and dangerous. It would have the terrible effect of exacerbating our already horrendous social and economic inequalities. And on top of that, heritable or reproductive gene editing isn't needed for any medical reason. So let's use it to treat people who are sick, not to design babies.
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