[FAILED] GA Resolution: Regulating MGM

[Lenlyvit]

Regulating Medical Genetic Modification

A resolution to modify universal standards of healthcare.

Category: Health

Area of Effect: Healthcare

Proposed by: Walfo

The World Assembly,

Aware of the advancement of medical technologies making it possible to alter a living person's DNA to treat or even cure diseases and disorders caused by malfunctioning genes,

Worried that such relatively new technology might be adopted prematurely by medical professionals, for such reasons as greed or personal gain, or pressure on the scientific community by the uninformed authorities, which could lead to unwise or unsafe applications of genetic modification,

Thus wishing to set an international standard of minimum safety requirements for medical genetic modification procedures,

Hereby,

1. For the purposes of this resolution defines genetic modification as the process of making specific changes to the genetic material of a sapient individual,

2. Requires that genetic modification procedures:

a. Are as specific for their intended purpose of treatment as possible given the treating nation's level of medical science,

b. Have been tested and proven to be generally safe to use for editing genetic material,

c. Cause as few genetic editing errors as possible,

d. Are administered by expert medical staff with adequate training on genetic modifications;

3. Encourages member nations to keep genetic treatments available and affordable to those who need them (including through subsidization if necessary).



This is the discussion thread. To cast your vote, go HERE

[Jabberwocky]

This is far too sketchy to be taken seriously. Against.

[Pantso]

Does not address genetic modification for other purposes or genetic modification of plants and animals. Against; better to have a comprehensive rule than think you've covered the topic with one that's half-done.