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What is morally new in genetic manipulation?
1Theology Department, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458.
Human Gene Therapy
|January 1, 1990
Summary
Genetic manipulation presents new moral challenges. A virtue-based ethics, rather than act-based, is necessary to address these issues and prevent the objectification of human subjects.
Area of Science:
- Bioethics
- Moral Philosophy
Background:
- Genetic manipulation raises novel ethical questions.
- Existing ethical frameworks may be insufficient to address these challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify the new moral issues arising from genetic manipulation.
- To evaluate the adequacy of current ethical reflection methods.
- To propose a suitable ethical framework for genetic manipulation.
Main Methods:
- Philosophical analysis of genetic manipulation.
- Critique of act-oriented ethics.
- Advocacy for virtue-oriented ethics.
Main Results:
- An act-oriented ethical approach is inadequate for genetic manipulation.
- A virtue-oriented ethics is better suited to address emerging issues.
- A common root of these issues is the potential objectification of human subjects.
Conclusions:
- Virtue ethics is essential for navigating the moral complexities of genetic manipulation.
- Preventing the objectification of human subjects is a key ethical imperative in genetics.