'Genetic ethics' Category
The Language of God
I have always thought that Dr. Francis Collins is a pretty cool guy. When I first met him in 1992, I was impressed by his engaging personality, his love of playing the guitar and riding motorcycles, and his unabashed Christian faith.
Dr. Collins is the head of the National Human Genome Research Institute, and directs [...]Where Do Ethical Rules Come From? (1)
Our first podcast offers a quick survey of the sources of ethical rules, commentary on two news items, and today’s Tough Ethics Question.
Sources:Feinberg & Feinberg: Ethics for a Brave New World
Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures
Scotsman News Service report on hybrid embryosTheme Music: Gli Uccelli (The Birds), Part I. Prelude (Allegro moderato), by Respighi, courtesy of [...]
DNA as Destiny?
Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, there seems to be a growing sense that everything, including our behavior, can be explained by our genes. According to this idea, there’s a gene (or genes) for addiction, for sexual orientation, even for altruism. Now that we know the human genetic code, we can understand everything [...]
A ‘Genetic Outlaw’ Speaks Out
A law professor in Minneapolis has recently become an “outlaw” in the eyes of some. Her crime? She chose not to have an abortion when she received a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. Elizabeth Schiltz had her baby anyway, and writes about her experience in Defiant Birth: Women Who Resist Medical Eugenics (2006, Spinifex Press). [...]
