Re: Gene Therapy & Ethics [was Re: AI Backlash]

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I think that adulthood, for the purposes of "informed consent", is a function of the ability to fully appreciate possible negative consequences. I therefore believe that "children" who have been through enough hell are capable of giving informed consent. Infants are a different question.

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