,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bge  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ae1 #bjai ,mrs4
 ,fe9/e9 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 & ,mr4 
,re$7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign      
,relations  ,,resolution  ,call+ =      
int]national e?ical /&>ds 9 g5ome edit+ 
rese>*4  ,:]eas g5ome edit+ enables     
sci5ti/s to make *anges to ! g5ome 9    
organisms by remov+1 add+1 or replac+   
g5etic mat]ial2 ,:]eas !re is trem5d\s  
hope t g5ome edit+ te*nologies w lead to
 new !rapies & cures = diseases2 ,:]eas 
un9t5d$ effects dur+ ! developm5t ( new 
m$ical te*nologies c /op or delay !     
developm5t ( successful new !rapies2    
,:]eas pregnancies us+ g5ome-edit$ human
 embryos h n be5 %[n to be safe2 ,:]eas 
! ,decl>ation ( ,hels9ki ( ! ,_w ,m$ical
 ,association--  7#a7 0 fir/ adopt$ 9   
#aifd2  7#b7 has be5 revis$ ov] "t2 &   
7#c7 has provid$ guidance to !          
int]national community on e?ical        
pr9ciples = m$ical rese>* involv+ human 

subjects2  ,:]eas !re are m$ia reports--
 7#a7 ( exp]im5ts c>ri$ out ov]seas 9   
#bjah us+ g5ome-edit$ human embryos 9   
pregnancies2  7#b7 t ^? exp]im5ts       
result$ 9 ! live bir? ( #b babies2  7#c7
 t ! prim>y sci5ti/ responsible = ^?    
exp]im5ts recogniz$ t ! exp]im5ts 7     
c>ri$ out too quickly & )\t necess>y op5
 dialogue ) regulators1 ! sci5tific     
community1 & ! public2 &  7#d7 t an     
additional pregnancy ) g5ome-edit$ human
 embryos is und]way2 ,:]eas ! report$   
exp]im5ts 9 #bjah us+ g5ome-edit$ human 
embryos 9 pregnancies fail$ to meet !   
/&>ds ( human rese>* e?ics call$ = 9 !  
,decl>ation ( ,hels9ki2 ,:]eas !        
,national ,academies ( ,sci5ce1         
,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e has conclud$ t m    
rese>* & broadly inclusive public       
delib]ation are ne$$ be=e cl9ical trials
 ( g]ml9e edit+ ( human embryos &       
gametes %\ld be p]mitt$2 ,:]eas !       
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? has decl>$
 support = an int]national moratorium on
 cl9ical application ( g]ml9e g5ome     

edit+ & is work+ ) o!r ,f$]al ag5cies1  
int]national ag5cies1 heal? & sci5ce    
organizations1 pati5t communities1 & !  
public to engage 9 a sub/antive debate  
ab\t ! b5efits & risks ( g]ml9e g5ome   
edit+ rese>*2 ,:]eas ! ,_w ,heal?       
,organization has creat$ an exp]t       
advisory committee on develop+ /&>ds = !
 gov]nance & ov]sight ( human g5ome     
edit+2 ,:]eas an int]national commission
 has be5 conv5$ by ! ,national ,academy 
( ,m$ic9e1 ! ,national ,academy (       
,sci5ces1 & ! ,royal ,society ( ! ,unit$
 ,k+dom to id5tify ! sci5tific1 m$ical1 
& e?ical requirem5ts t %\ld be consid]$ 
be=e h]itable human g5ome edit+ %\ld    
proce$2 & ,:]eas1 z ( ,july #bjai-- 7#a7
 ! use ( g5ome-edit$ human embryos =    
reproduction is prohibit$ 9 _m c\ntries2
 &  7#b7 no int]national agreem5t exi/s 
z to :e!r cl9ical trials us+ g5ome-edit$
 human embryos %\ld proce$3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 opposes !      
exp]im5ts t result$ 9 pregnancies us+   
g5ome-edit$ human embryos describ$ 9    

,novemb] #bjah m$ia reports2  7#b7      
recognizes t ! "q ( :e!r to proce$ )    
h]itable g5ome edit+ t\*es on all (     
humanity2  7#c7 supports ! int]national 
commission conv5$ by ! ,national        
,academy ( ,m$ic9e1 ! ,national ,academy
 ( ,sci5ces1 & ! ,royal ,society ( !    
,unit$ ,k+dom to develop an int]national
 framework reg>d+ human g]ml9e edit+2 & 
7#d7 enc\rages ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate to "w
 ) o!r nations & int]national           
organizations1 includ+ ! ,unit$ ,nations
 & ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization1 to =ge an
 int]national cons5sus reg>d+ ! limits (
 e?ical cl9ical use ( g5ome-edit$ human 
embryos4