Most highly religious Americans consider testing gene editing on human embryos to be taking technology too far | Pew Research Center

July 24, 2018

Public Views of Gene Editing for Babies Depend on How It Would Be Used

Most highly religious Americans consider testing gene editing on human embryos to be taking technology too far

Most highly religious Americans consider testing gene editing on human embryos to be taking technology too far

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Most highly religious Americans consider testing gene editing on human embryos to be taking technology too far

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Public Views of Gene Editing for Babies Depend on How It Would Be Used
A majority of U.S. adults says changing a baby’s genes to a treat a serious congenital disease is appropriate
65% of Americans say if gene editing relies on embryonic testing, it would take technology too far
Most highly religious Americans consider testing gene editing on human embryos to be taking technology too far
White evangelicals especially likely to say gene editing involving embryonic testing takes technology too far
Men are more likely than women to view gene editing for babies as appropriate
Those with high science knowledge are more inclined to see gene editing techniques as appropriate
Those familiar with gene editing are more inclined to see different uses as appropriate
Larger shares of Americans believe negative effects of widespread use of gene editing are very likely
More women than men anticipate negative effects of gene editing
Americans who are more familiar with gene editing are more inclined to anticipate positive as well as negative effects from widespread use of gene editing
36% of Americans say medical researchers understand the health effects of gene editing at least fairly well