Prof: ‘We can’t predict the harm caused by GM embryos’

Feb 6, 2016 by

From The Christian Institute:

A prominent medical ethics professor has warned that gene editing of human embryos could have unforeseen and potentially harmful consequences for future generations.

Writing in The Telegraph online, Professor Donna Dickenson explained that our descendants are unable to consent to germline editing “that will manipulate their welfare in ways that we cannot yet predict or alter if things go wrong”.

On Monday, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) gave the green light to UK researchers who want to genetically modify human embryos.

Subject to ethical approval, experiments on unwanted IVF embryos could start in the next few months. The current law does not allow these embryos to then be implanted.

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