A Study on Civil Law Regulations in Human Embryo Gene Editing: A Perspective from the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China

Meiling Long

doi:10.47297/wspjclrWSP2516-249718.20250904

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A Study on Civil Law Regulations in Human Embryo Gene Editing: A Perspective from the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China

Volume 9, Issue 4

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A Study on Civil Law Regulations in Human Embryo Gene Editing: A Perspective from the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China
A Study on Civil Law Regulations in Human Embryo Gene Editing: A Perspective from the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China
School of Law,Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sihcuan, 610500, China
Vol. 9, Issue 4, Pages: 91-94(2025)
Published：30 December 2025
DOI：10.47297/wspjclrWSP2516-249718.20250904
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Long Meiling.A Study on Civil Law Regulations in Human Embryo Gene Editing: A Perspective from the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China[J].Journal of Commercial Law Review,2025,09(04):91-94.
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Long Meiling.A Study on Civil Law Regulations in Human Embryo Gene Editing: A Perspective from the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China[J].Journal of Commercial Law Review,2025,09(04):91-94. DOI： 10.47297/wspjclrWSP2516-249718.20250904.

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The"He Jiankui gene-edited babies"incident not only drew strong criticism and condemnation from numerous scientists and scholars but also sparked discussions within the legal community regarding the legal issues involved in human embryo gene editing.The Civil Code of the People's Republic of China

which came into effect on January 1

2021

introduced legislative provisions concerning human embryo gene editing within its section on personality rights

thereby strengthening legal regulation in this field.However

Article 1009 of the Civil Code presents highly general provisions on human embryo gene editing.Controversies persist regarding its legal attributes

conflicts of rights

and remedies

rendering it impractical to resolve all legal issues in human embryo gene editing through this single article.Human embryo gene editing involves fundamental rights such as right to life

the right to health for multiple parties

including research subjects and the parents of gene-edited babies.The inadequacy of relevant laws and regulations fails to address the significant ethical and biological risks posed by the rapidly evolving field of human embryo gene editing.Therefore

further refinement and improvement of legal norms governing human embryo gene editing play a crucial role in safeguarding the healthy development of this emerging gene-editing technology.

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