Deaf people excluded from gene-editing debate | Letter

There is no majority support for use of gene editing on non-life-threatening conditions, writes Tom Lichy of the British Deaf Association Your editorial (The Guardian view on gene-edited humans: darker uses must be acknowledged alongside medical ones, 5 July) offers welcome support to those expressing concern about the lack of public dialogue on gene-edited humans. These concerns are exacerbated when some scientists view the use of germline editing to eradicate hereditary conditions as…