Section on heritable human genome editing withdrawn from the National Health Research Ethics Council Guidelines

The National Health Research Ethics Council (NHREC) of South Africa has withdrawn section 4.3.2 of its 2024 guidelines on heritable human genome editing (HHGE). This follows national and international debate and a call for a 10-year moratorium. The removed section has been replaced with a placeholder clause, allowing for future national stakeholder engagement.

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