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Gene Therapy
Debate points include the right to access for all socio-economic groups, the risk of increasing health disparities, and the long-term safety of these treatments.
Environmental Release of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
Ethical debates focus on the risks to ecosystems and native species, potential for uncontrollable spread, and long-term environmental impacts.
Patenting Genetic Sequences
Ethical debate points around the commodification of life, who has the ownership of genetic information, and the impact on research and innovation.
Genetic Screening and Privacy
Concerns include potential breaches of privacy, discrimination by employers or insurers, and the psychological impact of knowing one's genetic predispositions.
Xenotransplantation
Issues of cross-species disease transmission, the moral status of genetically modified animals, and long-term societal impacts.
CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing
Ethical concerns surrounding the potential for misuse in creating 'designer babies', impacts on human evolution, and the possibility of unforeseen consequences.
Germ-line Engineering
Concerns involve the ethical implications of making irreversible changes that are passed on to future generations, consent from unborn individuals, and possible ecological impacts.
Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)
Ethical concerns revolve around the potential for 'savior siblings', social and psychological effects on children selected or rejected based on genetic criteria, and the prospect of eugenics.
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