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alphas, betas, gammas and deltas looms on the horizon. Our society must 
now ponder whether to give sanction to this fundamental departure in how 
human life is formed. In examining this issue, we would ask everyone to 
consider one simple question. Would we trust the Congress of the U.S. with 
the ultimate authority to decide which genes should be engineered into the 
human gene pool and which should be eliminated? Would we entrust the 
executive or judicial branch with such authority? Or the corporations and 
the marketplace? Or the scientists and the medical community? 
Who do we designate to play God? The fact is, no individual, group, or set of 
institutions can legitimately claim the right or authority to make such 
decisions on behalf of the rest of the species alive today or for future 
generations. 
Genetic engineering of the human germline cells represents a fundamental 
threat to the preservation of the human species as we know it, and should be 
opposed with the same courage and conviction as we now oppose the threat 
of nuclear extinction. 
We would like your support for this proposed resolution to prohibit the 
engineering of genetic traits into the germline of the human species. 
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