title: Germ-line genetic enhancement and Rawlsian primary goods.
abstract: Genetic interventions raise a host of moral issues and, of its various species, germ-line genetic enhancement is the most morally contentious. This paper surveys various arguments against germ-line enhancement and attempts to demonstrate their inadequacies. A positive argument is advanced in favor of certain forms of germ-line enhancements, which holds that they are morally permissible if and only if they augment Rawlsian primary goods, either directly or by facilitating their acquisition.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Ethics, American Medical Association, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Fritz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Allhoff
mesh_terms: D026689:Ethical Analysis; D028663:Ethical Theory; D005818:Genetic Engineering / Q000941:ethics; D024861:Genetic Enhancement / Q000941:ethics*; D015316:Genetic Therapy / Q000941:ethics; D005854:Germ Cells; D006801:Humans