| The bioethics of enhancing human performance for spaceflight. | |
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PMID: 16507654 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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There are many ways of enhancing human performance. For military aviation in general, and for spaceflight in particular, the most important tools are selection, training, equipment, pharmacology, and surgery. In the future, genetic manipulation may be feasible. For each of these tools, the specific modalities available range from the ethically acceptable to the ethically unacceptable. Even when someone consents to a particular procedure to enhance performance, the action may be ethically unacceptable to society as a whole and the burden of risk for the individual may be too great. In addition, there are several characteristics that define the quality and the acceptability of the consent. Each method of enhancing performance will be examined in the context of the principles of medical ethics in a western society: autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence, and justice. The aim is to draw the attention of aeromedical practitioners to the complexities of ethical dilemmas such as this particular one in order to help them to develop a morally justifiable code of practice that balances society's needs against individual ambitions and corporate goals. |
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Authors:
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T M Gibson |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of medical ethics Volume: 32 ISSN: 0306-6800 ISO Abbreviation: J Med Ethics Publication Date: 2006 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-03-01 Completed Date: 2006-07-21 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7513619 Medline TA: J Med Ethics Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 129-32 Citation Subset: E; IM |
Affiliation:
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Corporate Health Ltd, The Buckingham Centre, Bradford Road, Slough SL1 4PG, UK. mikegibson@corporatehealth.co.uk |
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Aerospace Medicine
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education,
ethics*,
instrumentation Beneficence Bioethical Issues* Genetic Techniques / ethics Humans Personal Autonomy Personnel Selection / ethics Pharmaceutical Preparations Principle-Based Ethics* Safety Social Justice Surgical Procedures, Operative / ethics |
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