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Regulating Human Gene Therapy, Judith C. Areen

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Scientific developments have moved the public debate on genetic engineering to the issue of human gene therapy.

Because so many important societal values must be weighed in deciding which, if any, of the first protocols for human gene therapy should be approved, it is obviously important to look closely at who will make the decision to approve or disapprove the protocols.

A Moment In Human Development: Legal Protection, Ethical Standards And Social Policy On The Selective Non-Treatment Of Handicapped Neonates, Lawrence O. Gostin

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Selective non-treatment decisions involving severely handicapped neonates have recently come under renewed judicial and legislative scrutiny. In this article, the author examines the legal, ethical and social considerations attendant to the non-treatment decision. In Part II he discusses the predominant ethical viewpoints relating to this issue and proposes a new moral standard based on personal interests. Part III presents a survey of the jurisprudence relating to selective non-treatment decisions. Parts IV and V of this article provide a critical examination of the recently enacted Child Abuse Amendments of 1984, a federal legislative initiative designed to regulate treatment decisions relating to …