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Germ-Line Genetic Enhancement and Rawlsian Primary GoodsJournal of Evolution and Technology 18 (1): 10-26. 2008.Genetic interventions raise a host of moral issues and, of its various species, germ-line genetic enhancement is the most morally contentious. This paper surveys various arguments against germ-line enhancement and attempts to demonstrate their inadequacies. A positive argument is advanced in favor of certain forms of germ-line enhancements, which holds that they are morally permissible if and only if they augment Rawlsian primary goods, either directly or by facilitating their acquisition.
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Applied Ethics |
Normative Ethics |
Philosophy of Law |