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"[G]erm-line genetic alteration [poses] many risks and
potential harms, without any clear benefit to any individual.
It…jeopardizes, rather than protects, those who are vulnerable….Genetic
enhancement raises the prospect of a society where…people
are treated as things that can be changed according to someone
else's notions of human perfection."
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Canadian Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies, "Gene Therapy and Genetic Alteration," Proceed with Care: Final Report of the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies, Vol. 2 (Ottawa: Canada Communications Group-Publishing, 1993), reprinted in Human Gene Therapy (Vol. 5, No. 5, 1994), pages 612-613 |
"Germ
line modification is not needed in order to save the lives
or alleviate suffering of existing people….The cultural
impact of treating humans as biologically perfectible artifacts
would be entirely negative."
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Council for Responsible Genetics, "Position
Paper on Human Germline Manipulation," 1992, updated
2000, online at |
"Humans
have long since possessed the tools for crafting a better world.
Where love, compassion, altruism and justice have failed, genetic
manipulation will not succeed."
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Gina Maranto, science writer, Quest for Perfection: The Drive to Breed Better... |