# International Coalition to Stop Designer Babies > International Coalition to Stop Designer Babies ## Posts - [[AHB] White Paper: Opposing laboratory manufacture of children from gamete-like cells](https://coalitionstopdesignerbabies.net/?p=729) - [[CGS] Groundbreaking principles on heritable genome editing bring social justice voices to the fore](https://coalitionstopdesignerbabies.net/?p=680): Original post here (02.14.2024). The Center for Genetics and Society’ Gender Justice and Disability Rights Coalition has just released Social Justice and Human Rights Principles for Global Deliberations on Heritable Genome Editing. The Principles explicitly center gender justice, disability rights, and human rights in deliberations addressing heritable genome editing, an arena that has largely been the purview of scientists and bioethicists. The Principles have been endorsed by more than 70 individuals and organizations from around the world. Heritable genome editing – using CRISPR or other tools to alter the DNA of embryos or gametes in order to create genetically modified children – is prohibited by scores… - [[AHB] White Paper: Opposing Human Genetic Engineering](https://coalitionstopdesignerbabies.net/?p=560) - [[GeN] Special Issue of GID: Germline editing made in Germany?](https://coalitionstopdesignerbabies.net/?p=542): This is an article of the special issue on germline editing of GID, the magazine of coalition member Gen-ethisches Netzwerk (Germany).By Dr. Isabelle Bartram, program director of Gen-ethical Network   Calls for German embryo research Pressure on the German Embryo Protection Act is growing. The scientific community is launching a renewed attack on the controversial law and demands access to embryos for so-called high-ranking research objectives. “Germline therapies” are among the boastful promises of the proponents. The German Embryo Protection Act (ESchG) prohibits not only controversial reproductive technologies such as oocyte transfer and surrogacy, but also research on human embryos. It… - [[GeN] Special Issue of GID: Social justice and human rights](https://coalitionstopdesignerbabies.net/?p=540): This is an article of the special issue on germline editing of GID, the magazine of coalition member Gen-ethisches Netzwerk (Germany).By Dr. Katie Hasson, sociologist and Associate Director of the Center for Genetics and Society (USA)   Principles for Global Deliberations on Heritable Human Genome Editing Current debates around genetic changes to the human germline are often centered on the safety of the technology. In an effort to shift the focus toward social justice and human rights issues, an international coalition of civil society advocates and academics has developed a set of principles. Heritable human genome editing – using genetic modification tools such… - [[GeN] Special Issue of GID: “The security debate is a red herring”](https://coalitionstopdesignerbabies.net/?p=537): This is an article of the special issue on germline editing of GID, the magazine of coalition member Gen-ethisches Netzwerk (Germany).Interview of Prof. Dr. Gregor Wolbring by Dr. Isabelle Bartram (GeN)   A disability rights perspective on human genome editing In various reports and recommendations, ethics and scientific bodies promote a problematic image of disability as something worth avoiding. Even critics of germline interventions are often unable to free themselves from this ableist perspective. Dr. Wolbring, you are a professor for Disability Studies, what does that mean for people who have not yet heard of it? I use Disability Studies, but… - [[GeN] Special Issue of GID: Just do it?](https://coalitionstopdesignerbabies.net/?p=535): This is an article of the special issue on germline editing of GID, the magazine of coalition member Gen-ethisches Netzwerk (Germany).By Dr. Daniel Papillon, biologist and spokesperson of the International Coalition to Stop Designer Babies   Current landscape of the international debates on human genome editing The invention of CRISPR-Cas has sparked a debate around fundamental questions that should remain separated from the issue of efficiency of the technology. While proponents dream of improving our species, others call for a ban on all research. Human genetic modification (HGM) is the deliberate manipulation of the DNA of human embryos, with the intention… - [[GeN] Special Issue of GID on International Debates on Germline Editing](https://coalitionstopdesignerbabies.net/?p=528): This is a special issue on germline editing of GID, the magazine of coalition member Gen-ethisches Netzwerk (Germany). The CRISPR-Cas “genetic scissors” enables genetic changes to be made faster than ever before. While the first patients are being treated with CRISPR therapies, germline interventions are still the subject of international debate. Their application carries a high technological and social risk. As heritable human genome editing is an international issue, we have compiled all the articles of the issue 268 of our German language journal GID as PDF and on our website as an English-language dossier. Dossier Human Heritable Genome Editing (February 2024) Content Introduction… - [[SDB-UK] The ‘bad apple’ and the frog](https://coalitionstopdesignerbabies.net/?p=723): This is an article by coalition member Stop Designer Babies (UK) Stephen Roudschtein Blog posts are personal opinions and do not necessarily reflect Stop Designer Babies’ position. The key framing of the story of the announcement of the birth of the first GM babies, was the classic ‘rogue scientist’ trope, beloved of cartoon writers. Much of He Jiankui’s behaviour, including secrecy and forging ethical review documents undoubtedly fits that pattern. But if you scratch the surface, it soon becomes clear that there is much more than one bad apple that is rotten in science. By condemning him, the scientific institutions try… - [[SDB-UK] GM ‘designer babies’: breakthrough or nightmare?](https://coalitionstopdesignerbabies.net/?p=719): This is an article by coalition member Stop Designer Babies (UK) Originally published in Red Pepper Photo: Lunar Caustic In late 2018, when He Jiankui announced that he had created the world’s first genetically modified (GM) babies, part of the worldwide outrage was motivated by the hope that we would not have to deal with this issue for at least ten years. Since then, eugenics has reared its ugly head in the experience of minority ethnic and disabled people during the pandemic, and with the revelations that women were being sterilised without their knowledge in one of Donald Trump’s ICE detention centres in Georgia.… - [[SDB-UK] CRISPR: “precise scissors” or “chainsaw”?](https://coalitionstopdesignerbabies.net/?p=714): This is an article by coalition member Stop Designer Babies (UK)   Scientists do like their metaphors. Like all metaphors they can be criticised for being misleading (see below), but when they affect issues of human and ecological safety, we must be extra careful. In biology, one of the most famous is that of the ‘genetic programme’, which influenced both the directions that research in life sciences took and our perception of the living world. Another is the description of the DNA as the “Book of life”. This linguistic metaphor has been heavily spun recently with the introduction of the… ## Pages - [Signatories of the Declaration](https://coalitionstopdesignerbabies.net/?page_id=458): There are two types of Signatories of the International Declaration Against Legalisation of Human Genetic Modification: - [Individual signatories of the International Declaration Against Legalisation of Human Genetic Modification](https://coalitionstopdesignerbabies.net/?page_id=453): 1769 Individual signatories (updated 18th July 2025) These signatories support the International Declaration Against the Legalization of Human Genetic Modification. Institutional information provided for identification purposes does not represent Coalition affiliations.  For the list of organizations constituting the International Coalition see, Organizations of the International Coalition to Stop Designer Babies. - [ISHGE-2023](https://coalitionstopdesignerbabies.net/?page_id=412): Help us change the narrative after the International Summit on Human Genome Editing 9th March 2023: announcement following the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing   Dear supporters, The Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing finished yesterday, in London UK. As a Coalition, our members did all they could to try and influence the outcome of the Summit as well as to visibilise the voices of the ones that are not being heard in these debates. The summit was disappointing in many respects, especially the lack of concrete discussion on what are the values and the social meaning… - [Declaration](https://coalitionstopdesignerbabies.net/?page_id=342) - [Ressources](https://coalitionstopdesignerbabies.net/?page_id=340) - [Organisations of the International Coalition to Stop Designer Babies](https://coalitionstopdesignerbabies.net/?page_id=331): Country Organisation Website Australia GeneEthics https://www.geneethics.org Canada Toronto Non-GMO Coalition https://nongmo.to/ France OGM dangers http://www.OGMdangers.org France Sciences citoyennes https://sciencescitoyennes.org/ Germany AGUS Markgräflerland e. V. https://www.agus-markgraeflerland.de/index.php Germany Bundesvereinigung Selbsthilfe im anthroposophischen Sozialwesen e.V. https://anthropoi-selbsthilfe.de/ Germany ASL e.V.   Germany Kritische Medizin Marburg https://www.instagram.com/kritische_medizin_mr/ Germany PHM – People’s Health Movement – Deutschland https://phmovement.de Germany TestBiotech https://www.testbiotech.org/ Germany Deutsches Down-Syndrom InfoCenter http://www.ds-infocenter.de Germany Dr. Anital Idel – Projektmanagement Tiergesundheit https://www.anita-idel.de/ Germany Gen-ethisches Netzwerk e.V. Gen-ethisches Netzwerk Germany Trisomie 21 Aachen http://www.trisomie21-aachen.de Germany COMES e.V. https://www.comes-berlin.de/ Germany Assistenzdienst für Menschen mit Behinderungenenred http://www.adberlin.com Germany Die Inklusiven e.V. https://www.die-inklusiven.de/ Germany BM 3X21 Elterninitiative Down-Syndrom https://bm3x21.de/… - [FAQ about Designer Babies](https://coalitionstopdesignerbabies.net/?page_id=320): The Coalition adopted the FAQ drawn by Alliance for Humane Biotechnology 1. WHAT IS A DESIGNER BABY? A designer baby is an infant whose genes or other cellular components were constructed or altered by practitioners at the embryo or pre-embryo stage. 2. DESIGNER BABIES SOUNDS LIKE SCIENCE FICTION. WHY ARE PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THIS NOW? In 2015, scientists for the first time reported altering the DNA of human embryos in lab experiments. In 2018, a woman gave birth to twin infant girls whose DNA had been edited in a lab. In 2019, a third genetically modified (GM) child was born.… - [Dichiarazione internazionale contro la legalizzazione della modificazione genetica degli esseri umani](https://coalitionstopdesignerbabies.net/?page_id=265): Deutsche Version // Version Française // Versión en castellano // English version // Versione italiana Le sottoscritte organizzazioni e persone sostengono il deciso consenso internazionale esistente contro la modificazione genetica degli esseri umani (HGM*). Esprimiamo la nostra profonda preoccupazione e la nostra opposizione alle accademie e alle altre società scientifiche che stanno attualmente cercando di legalizzare la modificazione genetica degli esseri umani. Dal punto di vista medico, la HGM è una pratica completamente inutile. Continuare a perseguirla sarebbe non solo scientificamente irresponsabile ma, soprattutto, potrebbe produrre conseguenze estremamente nefaste a livello individuale e collettivo. Diversi trattati internazionali e molti paesi… - [Declaración internacional contra la legalización de la modificación genética humana](https://coalitionstopdesignerbabies.net/?page_id=102): Deutsche Version // Version Française // Versión en castellano // English version // Versione italiana Las organizaciones e individuos abajo firmantes apoyamos el fuerte consenso internacional existente contra la modificación genética de seres humanos (HGM*). Deseamos expresar nuestra gran preocupación y oposición a aquellas instituciones científicas y otras que actualmente buscan legalizar la HGM. La HGM es médicamente innecesaria. Llevarla a cabo es un acto de irresponsabilidad científica extrema, que probablemente tendrá consecuencias enormemente perjudiciales para los individuos y para la sociedad. La historia de la eugenesia llevó a la prohibición de la clonación humana y la HGM tanto en… - [Déclaration internationale contre la légalisation de la modification génétique des êtres humains](https://coalitionstopdesignerbabies.net/?page_id=90): Deutsche Version // Version Française // Versión en castellano // English version // Versione italiana Les organisations et personnes soussignées soutiennent le consensus international existant contre la modification génétique des êtres humains (HGM*). Nous exprimons notre grande inquiétude et notre opposition aux académies et autres sociétés scientifiques qui cherchent actuellement à légaliser la modification génétique des êtres humains. D’un point de vue médicale, la HGM est totalement inutile. Continuer dans cette voie serait non seulement scientifiquement irresponsable mais, surtout, susceptible d’avoir des conséquences extrêmement néfastes, au niveau individuel et collectif. L’histoire de l’eugénisme a conduit à l’interdiction du clonage humain… - [Internationale Erklärung gegen die Legalisierung von vererbbaren gentechnischen Veränderung von Menschen](https://coalitionstopdesignerbabies.net/?page_id=79): Deutsche Version // Version Française // Versión en castellano // English version // Versione italiana Die unterzeichnenden Organisationen und Einzelpersonen unterstützen den bestehenden starken internationalen Konsens gegen vererbbare humangenetische Veränderungen (human genetic modification, HGM*). Wir möchten unsere große Besorgnis zum Ausdruck bringen, über die wissenschaftlichen Akademien und Personen, die derzeit versuchen, HGM zu legalisieren. Wir lehnen diese bedenklichen Bestrebungen ab! HGM ist medizinisch unnötig. Vererbbare gentechnische Veränderungen von Menschen wären ein Akt extremer wissenschaftlicher Verantwortungslosigkeit, der schwerwiegende Folgen sowohl für die betroffenen Menschen, als auch für die gesamte Weltgemeinschaft riskiert. Basierend auf den Erfahrungen der Geschichte der Eugenik wurde das… - [International Declaration Against Legalisation of Human Genetic Modification](https://coalitionstopdesignerbabies.net/): International Declaration Against Legalisation of Human Genetic Modification Deutsche Version // Version Française // Versión en castellano // English version // Versione italian The undersigned organisations and individuals support the existing strong international consensus against genetic modification of human beings (HGM*). We wish to express our great concern about and opposition to those scientific academies and others presently seeking to legalise HGM. HGM is medically unnecessary. Pursuing it is an act of extreme scientific irresponsibility, likely to result in enormously harmful consequences for individuals and for global society as a whole. Human cloning and HGM were banned in international human… [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)