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Public Views of Gene Editing for Babies Depend on How It Would Be Used
More women than men anticipate negative effects of gene editing
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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