The ethics of playing God: designing our children with gene editing technology

Sep 7, 2022 by

by Margaret Somerville, MercatorNet: Genetic editing endangers the notion of unconditional parental love. A recent article in Nature Biotechnology reports on the risks and benefits of the therapeutic use of CRISPR-Cas9 “gene scissors”...

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Engineered in His Image? Christians More Cautious About Gene Editing.

Dec 12, 2020 by

by Kate Shellnutt, Christianity Today: A Pew Research survey across 20 countries found believers lag behind non-religious neighbors in support for the technology, with the biggest gap in the US. Christians around the globe share concerns...

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Designer babies: Christians warned not to ‘misuse’ the bible to reject scientific advances

Nov 20, 2019 by

by Heather Preston, Premier: A Christian doctor and theologian says Christians are too quick to accuse the scientific community of playing God as a medical journal announces gene editing in the womb could become a reality in the next two...

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Reproductive Technologies and Human Dignity

Nov 18, 2019 by

By Melissa Moschella, Public Discourse: Given the risks of assisted reproductive technologies and gene-editing technologies for both individuals and society as a whole, a hands-off, libertarian approach to these issues is ethically...

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Gen X, Gen Y, Gen Z, Gen Planned Obsolescence

Nov 1, 2019 by

by Xavier Symons, MercatorNet: Not a lot has changed since the mighty Sumerian king Gilgamesh explored the ocean floor to find the Ur-shanabi plant which would restore his youth. That was in 2800 BC, and in 2019 AD tech enthusiasts in...

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Is the Gay Gene dead?

Aug 30, 2019 by

from Line in the Sand: Yesterday Science magazine ran an article about the latest research looking for a genetic cause for homosexuality.  Of course the BBC and others have grabbed hold of the research to claim it shows 25% people have a...

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