The Ethical Implications of the Human Genome Project
Date Submitted: 03/07/2002 15:19:30
Category: / Law & Government / Government & Politics
Length: 7 pages (1834 words)
Category: / Law & Government / Government & Politics
Length: 7 pages (1834 words)
The Ethical Implications of the Human Genome Project
Imagine that an enormous space-traveling rocket was under construction in Florida. Books and articles described the selection of the crew, the construction problems, and the likely cost. However, little attention was paid to its destination or mission after it arrived. This was not what happened, of course, when the Apollo project landed men on the moon for the first time. This analogy works very well in describing …
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…members of society attempting to cash in for their own good(Knoppers 2036).
Although the Human Genome Project will present society with a wonderful gift to fight the genetic diseases that kill and cripple us in today’s day and age, we must be very sure that we establish a firm ethical outline on which to base this gift. If we do not, we could be gift wrapping a Pandora’s Box for the 21st century.
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