Gallaudet Issues Genetics Position Statement Amid Rising Therapies

As gene editing for deafness advances, Gallaudet University speaks out

The world’s leading school for deaf and hard-of-hearing students took an official position on advancing therapies, saying, “Deaf lives are not deficits to be corrected.”

Gallaudet University Announces Institutional Position on Gene Editing, Gene Therapy; Affirms Deaf Lives Essential to Humanity, Champions a Future Shaped by Deaf People

Developed by Gallaudet University Think Tank, Position Addresses Defining Question in Era of Scientific Advancement: Who Gets to Decide Our Future?

Gallaudet issues genetics position statement amid rising therapies

Gallaudet University, the Washington, D.C.-based institution for deaf students, has said the lives of deaf people are an “essential part of humanity”, as gene therapies for deafness continue to develop. The post Deaf lives ‘essential part of humanity’, Gallaudet says, amid rise in gene therapy appeared first on Liam O'Dell.