14. Future-Perfect? Biotechnology and the Ethics of the Unknown: An Afterword

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors vii
4. Foreword ix
5. 1. Biotechnology — The New Ethical Frontier: An Introduction 1
6. Part I Ethical Concerns in the Age of Biotechnology
7. Part IA Biotechnology and the Environment
8. 2. Production, Use and Biosafety of Genetically Engineering Resistance to Plant Virus Diseases 17
9. 3. Some Environmental and Ethical Considerations of Genetically Engineered Plants and Foods 27
10. 4. Sacrificed for Science: Are Animal Experiments Morally Defensible? 37
11. Part IB Biotechnology and Genetics
12. 5. Clinical and Ethical Challenges of Genetic Markers for Severe Human Hereditary Disorders 61
13. 6. Ethical Considerations Arising From Economic Aspects of Human Genetics 71
14. 7. Technology Assessment, Ethics and Public Policy in Biotechnology: The Case of the Human Genome Project 85
15. Part IC Biotechnology and Medicine
16. 8. The Conflict Between the Advancement of Medical Science and Technology and Traditional Chinese Medical Ethics 111
17. 9. In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer: Technological Achievements and Ethical Concerns 119
18. 10. Moral Risk Assessment in Biotechnology 127
19. Part II Towards an Ethics for the Biotechnological Age
20. 11. Anthropology as the Basis of Bioethics 147
21. 12. Reflections on Method in Theology and Genetics: From Suspicion to Critical Cooperation 159
22. 13. Bioethics and Genetics in Asia and the Pacific: Is Universal Bioethics Possible? 171
23. 14. Future-Perfect? Biotechnology and the Ethics of the Unknown: An Afterword 185
24. Index 203