Transcript Bioethics

BIOTECHNOLOGY
LEGAL / ETHICAL / SOCIAL
ISSUES
MORALS – THE ABILITY TO
DISTINGUISH BETWEEN
RIGHT & WRONG
• MORALS ARE BASED
ON YOUR OWN
PERSONAL BELIEF
OR JUDGMENT
RIGHT
WRONG
ETHICS – STUDY OF MORALS &
HOW THEY AFFECT CONDUCT
ETHICS IS A
REFLECTION OF
MORALITY
• STUDY OF HOW WE
MAKE JUDGEMENTS
IN REGARDS TO
RIGHT & WRONG
STUDY OF
MORALS
CODE OF ETHICS – DOCUMENT
CREATED BY A PROFESSION
THAT OUTLINES ETHICAL
BEHAVIOR FOR ITS MEMBERS
THE PROFESSION IS
SELF-REGULATING
& PUNISHABLE BY
THE PROFESSION
CODE
OF
ETHICS
BIOETHICS ISAPPLICATION OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY
IN THE BIOTECHNOLOGY FIELD
[BIOTECH RESEARCH, TESTING,
MANUFACTURING & PRODUCTION]
EXAMPLES: GENETICALLY MODIFIED
FOODS, CLONING, GENE THERAPY,
STEM CELLS, ANIMAL TESTING, ETC.
LEGAL – PERTAINS TO OR IS
RECOGNIZED BY THE LAW
• GUARANTEED
UNDER LAW
• BREECH IS
PUNISHABLE IN
COURT
UNETHICAL CONDUCT IS
SANCTIONED BY LOSS OF
REPUTATION
ILLEGAL CONDUCT IS PUNISHED
AS DICTATED BY LAW & LOSS
OF REPUTATION
NEW BIOTECHNOLOGIES MAY
BE CONTROVERSIAL BECAUSE
OF RECENT ADVANCES IN:
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MEDICINE
BIOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY
AGRICULTURE
THE USDA REGULATES THE
PRODUCTION / USE OF:
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PLANTS & PESTICIDES
DRUGS
VETERINARY SUPPLIES
GENETICALLY MODIFIED
PLANTS & ANIMALS
THE EPA REGULATES THE
PRODUCTION / USE OF:
• PLANT PESTICIDES
• BACTERIA & FUNGI
• GENETICALLY
MODIFIED MICROBES
BIOTECH COMPANIES &
RESEARCH LABORATORIES
SHOULD PRACTICE:
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CONSISTANT TESTING / PRODUCTION
ACCURATE DATA COLLECTION
HONEST DATA REPORTING
ADHERANCE TO RULES & SAFETY
METHODS OF ANALYZING
BIOETHICAL ISSUES SHOULD
INCLUDE PROBLEM SOLVING
TECHNIQUES:
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IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM
LIST POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEM
ID PROS & CONS OF EACH SOLUTION
RANK THE SOLUTIONS (BEST – WORST)
DECIDE & DEFEND YOUR POSITION