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dc.rights.licenseIn Copyrighten_US
dc.creatorSullivan, Michael D.
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-17T11:42:36Z
dc.date.available2018-04-17T11:42:36Z
dc.date.created2018
dc.identifierWLURG38_Sullivan_POV_2018
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11021/33966
dc.descriptionCapstone; [FULL-TEXT FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE]en_US
dc.descriptionMichael D. Sullivan is a member of the Class of 2018 of Washington and Lee University.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis research has two components. First, an extensive review of the primary and secondary literature on CRISPR [Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats] takes place. To begin speculating on the normative questions surrounding this technology, it is important to understand how the system works and what kind of applications are likely to become available. Afterwards, an ethical argument on the morally responsible usage of CRISPR is made, specifically with respect to human germline genome editing. This includes comparisons to current situations in the medical field that may provide a foundation for thinking about this novel technology—in particular, the ethical framework of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis. Furthermore, it is necessary to think about how unequal access to this technology could consolidate disadvantage and marginalize certain groups. Principles of Rawlsian justice will be applied to ethical issues associated with CRISPR to give a framework for thinking about risks to social justice stemming from this research. The potential eugenic threat that this technology represents will be discussed as well. [From introductory section]en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityMichael Sullivan
dc.format.extent30 pagesen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.subject.otherWashington and Lee University, Shepherd Poverty Programen_US
dc.titleThe Ethics of CRISPR: What We Can Do vs. What We Should Doen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
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dc.rights.holderSullivan, Michael D.
dc.subject.fastGenetic engineering -- Moral and ethical aspectsen_US
dc.subject.fastBioethicsen_US
dc.subject.fastTheory of justice (Rawls, John)en_US
dc.subject.fastClustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)en_US
local.departmentShepherd Poverty Programen_US
local.scholarshiptypeCapstoneen_US


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