Patenting life forms and preserving human values.
Utilitarian, pragmatic, and legal considerations, while valid, must not overshadow Catholic moral theology's concern about patenting life in view of natural law. The fundamental issues remain: Does technology diminish human values? Does the patent system's own monopolistic power pose its own risk?
D001675:Bioethics; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D006806:Human Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D010330:Patents as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States