The Bioethics Project
At Kent Place School
Category: The Genetic Self
Category: The Genetic Self
When Species Are Brought Back from the Dead
De-Extinction: When Species Are Brought Back from the Dead An Examination of Our Moral Obligation, Bio-objectification, and Animal Rights By Sarah Brigid Konefal While dinosaurs may not be reappearing in the near future, the implications of the 1993 film Jurassic Park, a movie where dinosaurs roamed modern day Earth, may not be that far-fetched; scientists
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The Co-Ownership of Genetic Information between Biological Parent and Child
Yours, Mine and Ours: The Co-Ownership of Genetic Information between Biological Parent and Child By Sara Ramaswamy Should your genetic information belong to you? Parents, is it your duty to provide your genetic information to your children in their medical interest? Children, do you have an ethical claim on your parents’ genetic information? What would
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Selection of the Best Possible Child
Selection of the Best Possible Child: Should Relative Morals and Opinions Determine the Next Generation? By Regene Nolan In 2002, a deaf lesbian couple selected the embryo of a deaf child over others, sparking debate on whether the decision was in the best interests of the child. Through the use of In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and
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Gene Patenting and the Commercialization of the Human Body
Gene Patenting and the Commercialization of the Human Body By Natasha Sharma How would you feel knowing that a research company owns your genes? Does owning genes commercialize the human body? Is it right to put a price on the human body? In the last few years, a common practice known as gene patenting has
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Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy
Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy: Is this the Beginning of the End? By Lilah Connell How much value should and do humans place on being natural? In today’s increasingly technological world humans now more than ever have the ability to transform the world and themselves through various medical procedures, but to what extent should this occur? With
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Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: The Role of the Doctor during the Decision Making Process
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: The Role of the Doctor during the Decision Making Process By Kristen Rusas Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Factual Background Principle of Autonomy: Regarding Patients Role of the Doctor Perceptions of the General Public Conclusion Abstract What information should doctors be allowed to give their patients? There are many rules that restrict
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