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Distinguishing therapy and enhancement / President's Council on Bioethics.

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Format:
Book
Government document
Contributor:
President's Council on Bioethics (U.S.)
Series:
Staff working paper (President's Council on Bioethics (U.S.)) ; 7.
Staff working paper ; 7
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Genetic engineering--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Genetic engineering.
Genetic engineering--Health aspects--United States.
Genetic engineering--Research.
Bioethics--United States.
Bioethics.
Medical ethics committees--United States.
Medical ethics committees.
Biomedical Technology--ethics.
United States.
Bioethical Issues.
Genetic engineering--Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical Subjects:
Bioethics.
Biomedical Technology--ethics.
United States.
Bioethical Issues.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Place of Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : President's Council on Bioethics, [2002]
Summary:
Technologies based on advances in genetics, pharmacology, neuroscience, and related fields of biomedicine have the potential to help the sick and provide relief to the suffering, but they also have the potential to be used in ways that lack clear medical benefits or may even prove to be improper or unethical. This working paper explores some sources of the ambiguity involved, but argues for the importance of nonetheless seeking out a distinction between therapy and enhancement.
Notes:
Title from caption (viewed Feb. 14, 2003).
"This staff working paper was discussed at the Council's April 2002 meeting."
OCLC:
51764903

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