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Genetic Enhancements And Expectations, Kelly Sorensen Jul 2009

Genetic Enhancements And Expectations, Kelly Sorensen

Philosophy and Religious Studies Faculty Publications

Some argue that genetic enhancements and environmental enhancements are not importantly different: environmental enhancements such as private schools and chess lessons are simply the old-school way to have a designer baby. I argue that there is an important distinction between the two practices—a distinction that makes state restrictions on genetic enhancements more justifiable than state restrictions on environmental enhancements. The difference is that parents have no settled expectations about genetic enhancements.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring 2009 Apr 2009

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring 2009

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall 2008 Oct 2008

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall 2008

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Summer 2008 Jul 2008

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Summer 2008

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring 2008 Apr 2008

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring 2008

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Book Review: "Human Dignity And Bioethics: Essays Commissioned By The President's Council On Bioethics, Leslie Meltzer Henry Jan 2008

Book Review: "Human Dignity And Bioethics: Essays Commissioned By The President's Council On Bioethics, Leslie Meltzer Henry

Faculty Scholarship

The President’s Council on Bioethics frequently invokes -- but never defines -- the notion of human dignity in its reports on caregiving, stem-cell research, cloning, assisted reproduction, and biomedical enhancement. This article argues that the Council employs the language of dignity so loosely in its policy recommendations that the word is often nothing more than a rhetorical trump card to reject policies at odds with the Bush administration’s perspective. This article examines how the Council uses the word dignity; explores competing philosophical, theological, and political understandings of the word; and suggests ways in which a more productive dialogue about dignity's …


Review Of Jonathan Baron, Against Bioethics, Chad Flanders Jan 2008

Review Of Jonathan Baron, Against Bioethics, Chad Flanders

All Faculty Scholarship

This is a short review of a recent book by Jonathan Baron, entitled "Against Bioethics."


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall 2007 Oct 2007

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall 2007

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring 2007 Apr 2007

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring 2007

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall 2006-Winter 2007 Oct 2006

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall 2006-Winter 2007

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Summer 2006 Jul 2006

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Summer 2006

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall 2005-Winter 2006 Oct 2005

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall 2005-Winter 2006

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Summer 2005 Jul 2005

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Summer 2005

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring 2005 Apr 2005

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring 2005

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall 2004 Jul 2004

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall 2004

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Summer 2004 Jul 2004

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Summer 2004

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Summer 2003 Jul 2003

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Summer 2003

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring 2003 Apr 2003

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring 2003

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Winter 2003-2004 Jan 2003

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Winter 2003-2004

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall 2002 Oct 2002

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall 2002

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall-Winter 2001 Oct 2001

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall-Winter 2001

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Summer 2001 Jul 2001

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Summer 2001

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring 2001 Apr 2001

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring 2001

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall-Winter 2000 Oct 2000

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall-Winter 2000

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Summer 2000 Jul 2000

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Summer 2000

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring 2000 Apr 2000

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring 2000

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall-Winter 1999 Oct 1999

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall-Winter 1999

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Summer 1999 Jul 1999

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Summer 1999

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring 1999 Apr 1999

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring 1999

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall-Winter 1998 Oct 1998

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall-Winter 1998

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.