Abstract
This paper will attempt to argue for the moral permissibility of genetic enhancement through the ethical lens of principlism, which necessitates the consolidation of positive and negative eugenics as therefore equally permissible. I will argue that through modern medicine and technology we have a moral obligation to establish a more fair baseline of human functioning, and that giving consent to such enhancement is morally justifiable.
Language
English
Publication Place
Tacoma, Washington
Publisher
The University of Puget Sound
Recommended Citation
O'Keefe, Conor
(2016)
"Reconciling Eugenics for the Sake of Human Survival,"
Sound Decisions: An Undergraduate Bioethics Journal: Vol. 2:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/sounddecisions/vol2/iss1/3