Whyshouldweengagethepublicwhenarguingaboutgermlinegeneediting?
A. Ethicalandsocialvaluesregardinggermlinegenomeeditingneedtobesolicitedandconsidered.
B. Therearethreegeneralapproachestoaddressingtheethicaljustificationandstakeholderassessmentofgermlinegenomeediting:conductingprimaryresearch;conductingsecondaryanalysesofpublishedliteratureontheperceptions,acceptability,qualityoflife,attitudes,orvaluesofstakeholders;andcommissioninganexpertreview.
C. Engagingbroaderstakeholdergroups,includingthemedicalandscientificcommunities,personsandfamiliesdealingwithgeneticallybaseddisabilities,andthegeneralpublic,wouldbewarrantedgiventhepotentialusesandimpactsofgermlinegenome-editingtechnology.
D. Thesedebatesandengagementsshouldweightherisks,benefits,alternatives,unknownconsequences,andaccess,aswellasdistributiveandproceduraljustice,bothonasocietallevel(acrossandwithinsocieties)andonanindividualorcommunitybasis.Ultimately,thesedebatesandengagementswillinformtheframeworkstoenableethicalusesofthetechnologywhileprohibitingunethicalones.