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Soldier Enhancement, Consent, and Long-Term Care: The Super Soldier Perspective
Jovana Davidovic1, Forrest S Crowell2
1Philosophy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA. jovana-davidovic@uiowa.edu.
The ethics of enhancing soldiers with bio-convergent technologies are complex. This study highlights the crucial need to include the perspectives of special operations forces members regarding consent and long-term care for these enhancements.
Area of Science:
- Bioethics
- Military Medicine
- Neuroscience
Background:
- Bio-convergent enhancements for soldiers present inevitable ethical challenges.
- Existing research on soldier enhancement ethics lacks the perspective of the end-users.
- Concerns include consent and long-term care responsibilities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To advocate for the inclusion of special operations forces (SOF) members' subjective views in ethical discussions.
- To present findings from a qualitative study on SOF perspectives regarding enhancement ethics.
- To address the gap in current literature concerning the end-user viewpoint.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative study utilizing interviews.
- Focus on United States Special Operations Forces (US SOF) members.
- Exploration of perspectives on consent and long-term care for bio-enhancements.
Main Results:
- SOF members' views are essential for comprehensive ethical analysis.
- Study identifies specific concerns and considerations from SOF regarding consent.
- Long-term care responsibilities and implications were explored from the SOF perspective.
Conclusions:
- Ethical frameworks for soldier enhancements must incorporate the lived experiences of SOF.
- Future research should prioritize understanding the subjective viewpoints of soldiers.
- Integrating SOF perspectives is vital for responsible development and implementation of bio-convergent enhancements.
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