Geuverink, Wendy P. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0383-6711
Gitsels, Janneke T. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5742-7246
Betgem, Christy https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2056-0040
Houtman, Diewertje https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0661-6466
van El, Carla G. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2201-2320
Cornel, Martina C. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5397-5544
Lietaert Peerbolte, Bert Jan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5725-9599
Martin, Linda https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3041-6536
Funding for this research was provided by:
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO NWA.1389.20.075)
Article History
Received: 29 April 2025
Accepted: 14 March 2026
First Online: 29 March 2026
Declarations
:
: As of 1st September 2022 Wendy Geuverink, Martina Cornel, Carla van El and Diewertje Houtman are involved in a Dutch Consortium “Public Realm Entrance of Human Germline Gene Editing" funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO NWA.1389.20.075). The other authors declare no conflict of interest.
: The Medical Ethics Committee of Amsterdam UMC location VUMC, reviewed and waived this study as human subject research (Ref nr. 2019.238).
: All participating faith leaders received oral and written information about the purpose of the study prior to the interview. They were informed about confidentiality, the anonymity of any quotes, and the possibility of withdrawing at any time without giving a reason. Participants gave their oral and written informed consent for participation by signing an informed consent form.