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"not all enhancements will be ethical. the critical issue is that the intervention is expected to bring about more benefits than harms to the individual."
one disease prominently discussed in or readings on genetic choices is
"indeed, gene therapy offers the prospect of enabling the genetically weak to reproduce and give birth to the genetically strong.
"but many families seem to be unable to talk about death at all, much less a duty to die."
manipulating genetic material to prevent or treat disease is known as
T/F: leon r. kass argues for an international ban on human cloning
"those people who actually have a disabled child tend overwhelmingly to be glad that they had the particular child they had ... Of course, what they would usually most prefer is that their actual child had not been disabled."
daniel callahan notes that while defenders of euthanasia appeal to individual self-determination, they fail to recognize that euthanasia is
"I wonder whether I will see Diane again, on the shore of Lake Geneva at sunset, with dragons swimming on the horizon."a. dan w brockb. leon r kassc. none of the aboved. pontifical academy for lifee. bonnie steinbock
bonnie steinbock rejects the idea that we should show respect for embryos
"nevertheless, there are many circumstances in which people might have - a responsibility that grows out of their professional or personal obligations."
"the difficulty is that it would not be better for the person with the handicap to have had it prevented since that can only be done by preventing him from ever having existed at all; preventing the handicap would deny the individual a worthwhile, although handicapped, life."
"is it morally permissible for me to have children?"
james rachels thinks killing is far worse than letting die
"furthermore, insofar as this type of intervention is not part of the goal of medicine and has no place in a just health care system, there are no medical or moral reasons for genetically enhancing normal human functions and capacities."
john hardwig thinks people can make life harder for others to such a degree that they would be better off dead
T/F: judith jarvis thomson believes that killing a fetus is always wrong
the terri schiavo case was abouta. none of the aboveb. confidentialityc. informed consentd. gene therapye. the right to privacy
"however, the best approach to preventing the misuse of genetic technologies may not be to discourage the development of the technologies but rather to preserve and encourage democratic institutions that can serve as an antidote to tyranny."
"consenting adult killing, like consenting adult slavery or degradation, is a strange route to human dignity."