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The Better I Can Be: In Defence of Human Enhancement for a New Genetic Equality
Raposo, Vera Lúcia Carapeto1,2
2022-06-13
Source PublicationCanadian Journal of Bioethics
ISSN2561-4665
Volume5Issue:2Pages:189-202
Abstract

The main objection to genetic enhancement is that it will create a “genetic apartheid,” deepening existing inequalities. This paper offers considerations that can weaken the inequality argument against genetic enhancement. First, I question the dichotomy of treatment versus enhancement since the differences between the two are unclear. Second, I argue that human enhancement is part of human nature and that there is no sound reason to accept it in other domains while rejecting it in genetics. The paper also demonstrates that inequality is present in every dimension of society, that “God-given” genetics is profoundly unequal, and that genetic enhancement can operate as a mechanism by which a new genetic equality can be achieved. However, the paper underlines that genetic equality is not, per se, a value to which we ought to aspire if it leads us to a uniform community of downsized human beings. Genetic equality is only valuable if it enhances humankind in general.

KeywordDiscrimination Genetics Human Enhancement Law
DOI10.7202/1089801ar
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Indexed ByESCI
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaMedical Ethics
WOS SubjectMedical Ethics
WOS IDWOS:000814145300001
PublisherUNIV MONTREAL, PROGRAMMES BIOETHIQUESUCCURSALE CENTRE-VILLE, PO BOX 6128, MONTREAL, QC H3C 3J7, CANADA
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85134034760
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionFaculty of Law
Corresponding AuthorRaposo, Vera Lúcia Carapeto
Affiliation1.Faculty of Law, University of Macau, Macao
2.Faculty of Law, Coimbra University, Coimbra, Portugal
First Author AffilicationFaculty of Law
Corresponding Author AffilicationFaculty of Law
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Raposo, Vera Lúcia Carapeto. The Better I Can Be: In Defence of Human Enhancement for a New Genetic Equality[J]. Canadian Journal of Bioethics, 2022, 5(2), 189-202.
APA Raposo, Vera Lúcia Carapeto.(2022). The Better I Can Be: In Defence of Human Enhancement for a New Genetic Equality. Canadian Journal of Bioethics, 5(2), 189-202.
MLA Raposo, Vera Lúcia Carapeto."The Better I Can Be: In Defence of Human Enhancement for a New Genetic Equality".Canadian Journal of Bioethics 5.2(2022):189-202.
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