Ethical Implications of Gene-Editing Human Embryos: Eijkholt and Fleck

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No Easy Answers in Bioethics

Michigan State University Center for Bioethics and Social Justice and H-Podcast

25 episodes

5 hours ago

No Easy Answers in Bioethics is a monthly podcast presented by the Center for Bioethics and Social Justice. Each episode features Center faculty and their collaborators discussing their ongoing work and research across many areas of bioethics—clinical ethics, evidence-based medicine, health policy, medical education, neuroethics, shared decision-making, and more.

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Ethical Implications of Gene-Editing Human Embryos: Eijkholt and Fleck – Episode 13

No Easy Answers in Bioethics

29 minutes 56 seconds

6 years ago

Ethical Implications of Gene-Editing Human Embryos: Eijkholt and Fleck – Episode 13

What are the ethical implications of gene-editing human embryos? Do we risk stifling scientific advancement by banning such medical research? Guests Dr. Leonard Fleck, Acting Director and Professor in the Center for Ethics, and Dr. Marleen Eijkholt of Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands discuss the pros and cons, stemming from the recent news out of China of gene-edited babies. They share thoughts on the ethical implications of using such technology to alter human embryos, both now and in the future.