Ethical issues in genetic therapy.
Ethical issues in genetic therapy involve the use of genetic science for human good and the avoidance of preventable harms. Immediate issues are the control and confidentiality of results of genetic testing, possible discrimination against those found to have genetic diseases, and the just allocation of beneficial genetic therapies. Less practical, but possibly more significant, dilemmas involve the use of genetic science in ways that go beyond prevention and cure of disease. Such use as trait enhancement and "neo-eugenics" raise troubling ethical concerns.
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University of Texas at Austin 78701-1499.
D001294:Attitude to Health; D003219:Confidentiality; D003363:Cost Control; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005053:Eugenics; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn; D024861:Genetic Enhancement; D036281:Genetic Research; D015316:Genetic Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology / Q000639:trends; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration; D006262:Health; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D006801:Humans; D040841:Resource Allocation; D018570:Risk Assessment