should the government allow gene therapy research?

The government should allow gene therapy research. Gene therapy has been responsible for many medical advances that have resulted in the better understanding of crucial diseases and how to cure them. Doing more research on gene therapy can be a very positive step in the medical field. This is a type of experimental treatment  that inserts disease resistant traits in to a person's cells to stop the spreading of a disease or make sure that they will not get it in the first place. Although gene therapy may be risky, if somebody is already sick, they might as well try it in hopes that it will cure them of whatever disease they have. i recognize that there are counter arguments for the reasons that i have stated and some are even mentioned in this blog, but i believe that gene therapy is very good but only if it is used for positive medical purposes.