A Majority of Americans Are in Favor of Editing the DNA of Unborn Children, Poll Says

A Majority of Americans Are in Favor of Editing the DNA of Unborn Children, Poll Says

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http://www.newsweek.com/majority-americans-are-favor-editing-dna-unborn-children-poll-says-1045711

A majority of Americans approve of altering an unborn baby’s DNA for the purpose of improving the child’s health, a new poll shows.

A Pew Research Center poll found that 76 percent of Americans say that editing a baby's genes in order to prevent a serious disease at birth is acceptable. The poll was conducted to better understand public opinion about gene editing technology.

A Majority of Americans Are in Favor of Editing the DNA of Unborn Children, Poll Says

Jul 27, 2018, 5:28pm UTC
http://www.newsweek.com/majority-americans-are-favor-editing-dna-unborn-children-poll-says-1045711 > A majority of Americans approve of altering an unborn baby’s DNA for the purpose of improving the child’s health, a new poll shows. > A Pew Research Center poll found that 76 percent of Americans say that editing a baby's genes in order to prevent a serious disease at birth is acceptable. The poll was conducted to better understand public opinion about gene editing technology.