title: Drawing the line on genetic intervention in humans.
abstract: Because the science of genetics can have such profound effects on medicine and mankind, society must define the characteristics of a moral framework within which to make decisions about genetic issues. University of Manitoba medical student Deepak Kaura, who claimed third prize in CMAJ's 1995 Logie Medical Ethics Essay Contest, examines the ethics of genetic intervention in humans.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Kaura
mesh_terms: D026686:Beneficence; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005818:Genetic Engineering / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D024861:Genetic Enhancement; D015316:Genetic Therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods; D033161:Government Regulation; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D006801:Humans; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011287:Prejudice; D018907:Privacy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012941:Social Responsibility; D035761:Wedge Argument