Discussing HUGO: the German debate on the ethical implications of the Human Genome Project.
The current German criticism of HUGO centers around the term 'human dignity'; consenquentialist and autonomy-based arguments are used. The debate culminates in questioning the integrity of bioethics as a scholarly discipline and has created a heterogeneous coalition of disparate political and social groups that oppose any research that would facilitate genetic pre-selection of human characteristics.
Boshammer
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Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany.
Kayss
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Runtenberg
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D001675:Bioethics; D026822:Ethicists; D005818:Genetic Engineering / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D036281:Genetic Research; D005858:Germany; D016045:Human Genome Project; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D040841:Resource Allocation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D035761:Wedge Argument