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Abstract
It is argued that justice in some cases provides a pro tanto reason genetically to enhance victims of the genetic lottery. Various arguments--both to the effect that justice provides no such reason and to the effect that while there may be such reasons, they are overridden by certain moral constraints--are considered and rejected. Finally, it is argued that justice provides stronger reasons to perform more traditional medical tasks (treatments), and that therefore genetic enhancements should not play an important role in a public health care system.Keywords: Analytical Approach; Biomedical Enhancement; Genetics and Reproduction; Philosophical Approach
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10226919 PMCID: PMC479198 DOI: 10.1136/jme.25.2.137
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Ethics ISSN: 0306-6800 Impact factor: 2.903