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Engineering genetic injustice.

Peter Wenz1

  • 1Department of Philosophy, Brookens 445, University of Illinois at Springfield, One University Plaza, Springfield, IL 62703, USA. wenz.peter@uis.edu

Bioethics
|April 9, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Genetic enhancements may worsen societal injustice, contrary to claims in "From Chance to Choice." This analysis reveals potential harms of genetic technologies in real-world societies like the United States.

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Area of Science:

  • Bioethics
  • Social Justice
  • Genetic Technologies

Background:

  • The book "From Chance to Choice: Genetics and Justice" by Buchanan, Brock, Daniels, and Wikler defends genetic intervention technologies, including enhancements.
  • The authors argue that these technologies do not exacerbate injustice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the arguments presented in "From Chance to Choice" regarding genetic enhancements and justice.
  • To evaluate the potential societal impact of deploying genetic enhancements.

Main Methods:

  • Critical analysis of the arguments in "From Chance to Choice."
  • Distinguishing between real-world societies and idealized just societies.

Main Results:

  • The authors' arguments conflate real societies with just societies.
  • Without this conflation, the arguments highlight significant risks to justice from genetic enhancements in societies like the U.S.

Conclusions:

  • The defense of genetic enhancements in "From Chance to Choice" is flawed due to a confusion of societal types.
  • Deploying genetic enhancements in real societies poses substantial risks of impairing justice.
Keywords:
Analytical ApproachGenetics and Reproduction

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