title: Discussing HUGO: the German debate on the ethical implications of the Human Genome Project.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boshammer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kayss
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Runtenberg
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ach
mesh_terms: 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