Genetic Moralism and Health
This article examines the moralistic language and arguments used in relation to genetics. The focus is on three practices: (1) the claims that there is a duty to know about one’s own genetic makeup, (2) assertions that genetic information should be used to inform reproductive decisions, and (3) the...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2019
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Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Année: 2019, Volume: 28, Numéro: 2, Pages: 225-235 |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Informed Consent
B Reproduction B Biobanks B Genetic Information B Moralism B Genetics |
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Résumé: | This article examines the moralistic language and arguments used in relation to genetics. The focus is on three practices: (1) the claims that there is a duty to know about one’s own genetic makeup, (2) assertions that genetic information should be used to inform reproductive decisions, and (3) the proposition that there are moral reasons to participate in biobank research. With these three, the author contends that there are equally good, if not better, arguments to challenge them from a Millian perspective. Furthermore, especially in the current political climate, there is a need to respect people’s privacy concerns. |
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ISSN: | 1469-2147 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0963180119000070 |