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Scientist who gene-edited babies is back in lab and ‘proud’ of past work despite jailing
(www.theguardian.com)
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Who wouldn't be? The children are healthy and he only edited their genes to try and cure genetic diseases. That is an admirable goal, not something that should be illegal.
The children are healthy so far and his admirable intentions don't mitigate the fact that he's experimenting on humans. Even if he is successful (and I hope for the sake of the children he was), it's still unethical to try.
Like if I wanted to test out my new fireproof spray by spraying it on some puppies and then setting them on fire, it wouldn't be ethical even if the spray worked.
The lack of informed consent is what makes this unethical.
Informed consent is a key aspect of clinical trials