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16 December 2016

14707 GB adults surveyed

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The creation of babies made from the genetic information of three people has been approved by the UK's fertility regulator. The technique would be used to prevent babies from inheriting lethal genetic diseases by adding a tiny amount of DNA from a third person to the genetic information from its mother and father. Do you think the creation of such 'three‑parent babies' should or should not be allowed?

Conducted 16 December 2016

YouGov surveyed 14707 GB adults

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The creation of babies made from the genetic information of three people has been approved by the UK's fertility regulator. The technique would be used to prevent babies from inheriting lethal genetic diseases by adding a tiny amount of DNA from a third person to the genetic information from its mother and father. Do you think the creation of such 'three‑parent babies' should or should not be allowed?

Conducted 16 December 2016

YouGov surveyed 14707 GB adults

By:
39%
32%
29%

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