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Should We Use Gene Editing to Make Better Babies?
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Use Gene Editing to Make Better Babies
Debate topic very notably does not mention heritable or germline. This debate is about given extensive safety improvements and testing, will we accept FDA approved use of gene editing in babies? In fact, do we approve of gene editing that is already happening to make babies better? For example, CAR-T anti-cancer therapies involve gene editing babies as young as seven months. But what if we feel obliged to also consider heritable changes or enhancements despite both topics absent in the debate title? If so, then consider the scenario of a human specific disease without effective vaccines and with persistent and emerging drug resistance over decades. So please vote yes for ethical, cautious gene editing to make better babies.
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