Reproductive genome editing interventions are therapeutic, sometimes

In this paper I argue that some human reproductive genome editing interventions can be therapeutic in nature, and thus that it is false that all such interventions just create healthy individuals. I do this by showing that the conditions established by a therapy definition are met by certain reprodu...

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Published in:Bioethics 2021-07, Vol.35 (6), p.557-562
Main Author: Palacios‐González, César
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
assisted reproduction
CRISPR
Editing
Gene Editing
Genetic engineering
Genome editing
Genome, Human
Genomes
Genomics
germline editing
Humans
Intervention
Medical ethics
Original
Reproduction
Reproductive health
therapy
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Summary:In this paper I argue that some human reproductive genome editing interventions can be therapeutic in nature, and thus that it is false that all such interventions just create healthy individuals. I do this by showing that the conditions established by a therapy definition are met by certain reproductive genome editing interventions. I then defend this position against two objections: (a) reproductive genome editing interventions do not attain one of the two conditions for something to be a therapy, and (b) some reproductive genome editing interventions are therapeutic but in a nonstandard way. In the Conclusion I call for a more nuanced discussion of the nature of reproductive genome editing interventions.
ISSN:0269-9702
1467-8519
1467-8519
DOI:10.1111/bioe.12846