Main description:

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the ethical, social and philosophical issues related to modern genetic research and gene technology. The aim of the book is to introduce systematic research on the social and ethical impacts of the use and development of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) as well as the acquisition, use and storage of human genetic information (HGI). The book has been written from the viewpoint of social and political philosophy.

Contents:

Introduction: The Scope and Importance of Genetic Democracy.- The Prerequisites for Genetic Democracy.- Ethical Expertise in Democratic Societies.- Towards Global Bioethics: The UNESCO Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights.- Autonomy and Genetic Privacy.- Values, Rights and GMO: Against Radicalism.- The Precautionary Principle and the Risks of Modern Agri-Biotechnology.- Population Databanks and Democracy in Light of the Icelandic Experience.- Equality and Community in Public Deliberation: Genetic Democracy in Taiwan.- Genetic Resources, Genetic Democracy and Genetic Equity.- Moral Constraints on Permissible Genetic Design.