Genetic manipulation and our duty to posterity

To what extent should scientists, doctors and the community be constrained in their decision-making by a duty to posterity? How should we as a community balance our desire to benefit the present generation against the need not to irretrievably harm our successors? These questions are discussed with...

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Published inMonash bioethics review Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 12 - 22
Main Authors Skene, Loane, Coady, C A J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.2002
Subjects
Bioethics
Ethical Analysis
Genetic Engineering - ethics
Genetic Therapy - ethics
Germ Cells
Humans
Intergenerational Relations
Moral Obligations
Risk Assessment
Social Responsibility
Uncertainty
Analytical Approach
Genetics and Reproduction
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Summary:To what extent should scientists, doctors and the community be constrained in their decision-making by a duty to posterity? How should we as a community balance our desire to benefit the present generation against the need not to irretrievably harm our successors? These questions are discussed with particular reference to genetic research and treatment that may have great potential for people suffering from genetic disease but may cause inherited changes in future generations, either deliberately or inadvertently. We conclude that the community should take account of the interests of its successors but this should not immobilise us in the decisions we make for the present.
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ISSN:1321-2753
1836-6716
DOI:10.1007/BF03351267