PHL-2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Amish, Gene Therapy, Eugenics
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Pharmaceutical- most common; in us we rely on. Genetic- genetic enhancement is confined to embryos; pgd- if a woman is going through invetro fertilization they can genetically screen those eggs (uk laws say you can screen against diseases; can"t say we want a girl, blue eyes) Technological- building machines that can replicate themselves; nanobots that can hunt cancer cells. Physical- enhance body for being equipped to not sleep; no exercise but skinny; strengthen immune system. Moral- altering themselves in a way to make it harder to be bad people; in some places sex offenders have to be castrated some volunteer as an alternative to getting out of prison; Enhancement/therapy distinction- some say that it is okay in a therapeutic way but in an enhancement way it"s unethical. Can make sure kid is going to be healthy in pgd but cannot make sure the kid is going to be attractive.