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Mind Map by Hannah Grinnall, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Hannah Grinnall
over 9 years ago
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Applying to Genetic
Engineering
- Natural Law
- goes against primary precepts
- protection of innocent
life- embryos are
destroyed when
embryonic stem cells
are removed
- reproduction- embryos are
made in lab not result of
sex between man and wife
- protection of innocent
life- embryos are
destroyed when
embryonic stem cells
are removed
- embryonic
research goes
against
sanctity of life
- goes against primary precepts
- Situation Ethics
- opposed to creating embryos
in order to use them for
genetic research as it shows
no respect to human life and
not most loving thing
- allows embryos left over for
IVF to be used if it would mean
it would help people in future
e.g. lead to cure for diseases
- opposed to creating embryos
in order to use them for
genetic research as it shows
no respect to human life and
not most loving thing
- Categorical Imperative
(Kantian Ethics)
- wouldn't approve
- universalisability- human race
would die out if all embryos
were used for research
- treat people as ends- treating
either adult who donated or
embryo as a means to an end
in order to cure disease
- wouldn't approve
- Utilitarianism
- if embryos can feel pleasure
and pain, it would be wrong to
use for research.
- against because it costs
a lot of money which
could be better used to
help starving in 3rd
world countries
- no
guarantee
of success
- no
guarantee
of success
- wouldn't oppose adult research as
it's been proven to work and has
helped many people therefore
providing better quality of life and
more pleasure
- if embryos can feel pleasure
and pain, it would be wrong to
use for research.
- Church
- Disapproves
embryonic stem cell
research as life
begins at conception
- goes against
sanctity of life, only
God can create and
take life
- However Pope said people with
Downs fall short of what it is to
be fully human, therefore we
should use reason and
innovation to prevent people
from being born with the
disease
- went on to say in
modern world we're
far too concerned
with material and
should focus on our
relationship with God
- went on to say in
modern world we're
far too concerned
with material and
should focus on our
relationship with God
- Paul Ramsey (Methodist)-
doesn't approve of IVF as
it's a 'refusal of God's
image in our own', life
should be created by
husband and wife with
aid of God
- doesn't oppose genetic
engineering because it
helps improve quality of life
- doesn't oppose genetic
engineering because it
helps improve quality of life
- Disapproves
embryonic stem cell
research as life
begins at conception
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