Some doubts about in vitro eugenics as a human enhancement technology

[...]while Sparrow correctly observes that the issues about safety and risk in testing in vitro eugenics with human subjects are similar to those that arose in testing IVF with humans, it does not follow that we should view the risks as equally acceptable in both cases.

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Published inJournal of medical ethics Vol. 40; no. 11; p. 732
Main Author Siegel, Andrew W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group 01.11.2014
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
Adopted children
Artificial insemination
Children
Children & youth
Embryos
Eugenics
Female
Gametogenesis
Genetic engineering
Genetic Engineering - ethics
Genome, Human
Genomes
Human genetics
Humans
In vitro fertilization
In Vitro Techniques - trends
Infertility
Male
Medical genetics
Parents
Selective breeding
Stem Cells - cytology
Stem-cell derived gametes
Genetic Selection
Research Ethics
In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer
Stem Cell Research
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ISSN0306-6800
1473-4257
1473-4257
DOI10.1136/medethics-2013-101511

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Summary:[...]while Sparrow correctly observes that the issues about safety and risk in testing in vitro eugenics with human subjects are similar to those that arose in testing IVF with humans, it does not follow that we should view the risks as equally acceptable in both cases.
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ISSN:0306-6800
1473-4257
1473-4257
DOI:10.1136/medethics-2013-101511