Enhancement as a Legal Challenge
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Susanne Beck
Dr. Susanne Beck, studied law in Wuerzburg, Schweinfurt and Sydney. In the following years she wrote her Ph.D. on the topic ”Stem Cell Research and Criminal Law” at the Interdepartmental Centre for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities, University of Tuebingen, and also worked for the Law Department of the Universities of Tuebingen and Wuerzburg. At the moment she is working as a research assistant as well as studying at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Abstract
Introduction
“What better way to start the new year than with a new you?” comments Liz Dale, Transform's commercial manager, on the recent British fashion to give away cosmetic surgeries for Christmas. Creating a “new you” has become a remarkable development in the western world. In 2005, around 1 500 000 surgical cosmetic procedures have taken place among Americans, and almost 3 300 000 were treated with Botox. In many countries cosmetic surgery is one of the few medical areas which is still profitable. But beauty is just one human characteristic amenable perfecting: the enhancement of mental abilities with drugs has already become a serious problem in universities across the U.S., and the progress of genetic technology might pave the way to create a perfect next generation.
About the author
Dr. Susanne Beck, studied law in Wuerzburg, Schweinfurt and Sydney. In the following years she wrote her Ph.D. on the topic ”Stem Cell Research and Criminal Law” at the Interdepartmental Centre for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities, University of Tuebingen, and also worked for the Law Department of the Universities of Tuebingen and Wuerzburg. At the moment she is working as a research assistant as well as studying at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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