title: Ethical issues in genetics.
abstract: The first section of the Notes on Moral Theology reviews ethical issues in genetics through the lenses of privacy-confidentiality; risk-benefit analysis in relation to prenatal diagnosis and gene therapy; and freedom-determinism/human dignity in the context of cloning. The author provides an overview of developments in genetics and highlights thematic issues common to these developments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Humanities and Arts, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass., USA.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Shannon
mesh_terms: D019976:Cloning, Organism / Q000941:ethics*; D024861:Genetic Enhancement; D030661:Genetic Privacy; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000941:ethics*; D015316:Genetic Therapy / Q000941:ethics*; D005854:Germ Cells; D006801:Humans; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000941:ethics; D018570:Risk Assessment