The Bioethics Project
At Kent Place School
Tag: genetic engineering
Tag: genetic engineering
The Ethics of Sex Selection
(Un)conditional Love: The Ethics of Selecting and Designing on the Basis of Sex By Dvita Bhattacharya Since its birth in the 1890s, reproductive technology have changed our fundamental beliefs about life and procreation by giving parents and doctors the godlike power to select a fetus’s traits and determine a child’s characteristics. This paper will focus
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Ethics of Gene Editing for Gender Dysphoria
Playing God with Genetics: The Ethics of Gene Editing for Gender Dysphoria By Helen (Ruo Han) Wu Imagine a world where diseases could simply be cured by editing the underlying genetic mutations. Why should we stop the development of technology that can one day save your life? Along with new medical capabilities, a race toward
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Human Genome Editing for Cognitive Ability
The Eugenics of Intelligence: The Promise and Perils of Human Genome Editing for Cognitive Ability By Isabella Racioppi The advancement of technology in the field of genetic engineering may soon make it possible to alter DNA so precisely that human traits may be edited with a few simple alterations to the human genome. One aspect
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A Smarter World: How Far Will We Go?
A Smarter World: How Far Will We Go? By Sophia Sinins Our imperfections and struggles are commonly held to make life more meaningful; but why would we insist on passing down flaws that result in marked disadvantages to others, especially if the power to control them were just at our fingertips? The possibility of using
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