| Should we enhance animals? | |
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PMID: 19880704 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Much bioethical discussion has been devoted to the subject of human enhancement through various technological means such as genetic modification. Although many of the same technologies could be, indeed in many cases already have been, applied to non-human animals, there has been very little consideration of the concept of "animal enhancement", at least not in those specific terms. This paper addresses the notion of animal enhancement and the ethical issues surrounding it. A definition of animal enhancement is proposed that provides a framework within which to consider these issues; and it is argued that if human enhancement can be considered to be a moral obligation, so too can animal enhancement. |
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S Chan |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of medical ethics Volume: 35 ISSN: 1473-4257 ISO Abbreviation: J Med Ethics Publication Date: 2009 Nov |
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Created Date: 2009-11-02 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7513619 Medline TA: J Med Ethics Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 678-83 Citation Subset: E; IM |
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Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation, and Centre for Social Ethics and Policy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. sarah.chan@manchester.ac.uk |
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