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Germ-line Intervention and Our Responsibilities to Future Generations by Emmanuel Agius & S. Busuttil
In late-1990s ethical discussion widespread concern about the potential risks of genetic engineering raised fundamental questions about man's responsibilities towards unborn generations. This text explores a number of ethical issues concerning the impact of genetic engineering on future peoples.In contemporary ethical discussion widespread concern about the potential risks of genetic engineering is raising new and fundamental questions about our responsibilities towards unborn generations. Newly acquired knowledge in genetic engineering techniques has brought about not only potential benefits but also immense risks for the well-being of both present and future generations. This text raises a number of ethical issues concerning the impact of genetic engineering on generations yet to be born. The four topical areas that constitute the focus of the volume, namely (1) from laboratory to germ-line therapy, (2) the concept of human nature: theological and secular perspectives, (3) genetic intervention and the common heritage view, and (4) social responsibilities of geneticists towards future generations, raise intriguing ethical and legal questions, as well as important policy issues. As much as any set of issues, they reflect the hopes and fears, prejudices and uncertainties that people associate with germ-line intervention and the future of human kind. |
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| Author(s) : | Format : Hardback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0792348281 | ISBN-13 : 9780792348283 |
| RRP : £111.50 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Series Title : Philosophy and Medicine
Country Publication : Netherlands
Publication Date : 01/12/1997
Publisher : Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Page Length : 344mm
Page Size : 230mm