The ethics of gene editing

Key points • Gene editing is arguably the most significant medical advance of the millennium to date and it is certainly here to stay. • As with health and disease, the distinction between therapy and enhancement is not easy to draw. Christian attempts to do so originate from different historic interpretations of the creation and fall. • While the freedom of the will is a key element of being in the image of God, we are not entirely free to do as we please. • New developments in genomics have given rise for more reasons to be cautious about genetic determinism.