Champaign Voices

Countries Debate Gene Editing in Embryos; Ethics Boards Stock Up on Coffee

Published: September 22, 2026

Scientific advances reopened fierce arguments about heritable human editing, hope for disease, and slippery slopes with real cliffs. What do you think?

“Cure suffering. Don't design fashion babies.”
Earl Fraley, Church Basement Ethics Seminar
“If it saves lives, don't sneer from a safe body.”
Sharon Hedges, Parent of a Kid With a Hard Diagnosis
“Slow is okay when the stakes are people.”
Nadine Kizer, Science Fair Judge