Question

Book: An Introduction to Community & Public Health

Question:

If gene editing makes it to fertility clinics and it is likely an expensive procedure, what are the societal implications? Think about those with less socioeconomic resources, health care availability, or live in rural areas. What are the long term implications of expanded and commercialized gene editing? What limits and legal issues should be related to gene editing.  

Answer 1

Answer: Gene editing introduced to fertility clinics and likely an expensive procedures there will be societal implications as due to high cost most of the people who have low socioeconomic status will be unable to obtain the facilities. This will also includes that the people who lives in the rural areas will also won't be able to avail any benefits of this facilities.

The gene editing will become a kind of business to earn money rather than providing facilities to the needy people. It will mainly become commercialized.

Some of the limitations may occur such as:

• May be there would be reduce productive results.
• It may become business process.
• Not every diseases or disorder can be treated with gene modification or editing.