With advances in gene therapy being made daily, the question is no longer whether gene therapy can be used, but if it should. There are compelling practical and ethical arguments on both sides of this debate, which are further complicated by uncertainty surrounding gene therapy’s possible effects.

Under English law, different types of euthanasia are given varying degrees of legality. Why is it legal to ignore a patient’s wish to live, but illegal to fulfil a patient’s wish to die? Does the law undermine autonomy? Medical laws need to be more aligned with ethical reasoning and medical ethics.