Philosophy 2715F/G Lecture 7: week 4

• School: Western University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: Philosophy 2715F/G
• Professor: Charles Weijer

Document Summary

Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis: uses in vitro fertilization to create multiple embryos by using different combinations of sperm and egg in the laboratory, ea(cid:272)h e(cid:373)(cid:271)(cid:396)(cid:455)o (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:271)e (cid:862)(cid:271)iopsied(cid:863) a(cid:374)d a (cid:272)ell f(cid:396)o(cid:373) it su(cid:271)je(cid:272)ted to ge(cid:374)eti(cid:272) test. If pa(cid:396)e(cid:374)t"s offsp(cid:396)i(cid:374)g a(cid:396)e at (cid:396)isk of a ge(cid:374)eti(cid:272) disease o(cid:374)l(cid:455) those e(cid:373)(cid:271)(cid:396)(cid:455)os f(cid:396)ee f(cid:396)o(cid:373) the ge(cid:374)eti(cid:272) condition are implanted. P1 (procreative beneficence): if one of several possible children is expected to have the best life or at least as good a life as others, based on the relevant available information then the parents should select that child. P2: based on the relevant available information, embryo a is expected to have the best life relative to. C: therefore, the parents should select embryo a. E(cid:373)(cid:271)(cid:396)(cid:455)o a should (cid:894)o(cid:374) pai(cid:374) of i(cid:396)(cid:396)atio(cid:374)alit(cid:455)(cid:895) (cid:271)e i(cid:373)pla(cid:374)ted (cid:863) Slippery slope if we allow a, then we make it more likely that b will occur: b is morally wrong (or seriously undesirable, therefore, we should not allow a.