Advanced Techniques in Biology & Medicine
Open Access
ISSN: 2379-1764
ISSN: 2379-1764
Seyed Mohammad Azin
University of Tehran, Scientific board member, Department of Epidemiology and Reproductive Health, Reproductive Epidemiology Research Center, Royal Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR,
Tehran
West Indies
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Legal and Ethical Milestones of "Random Human Nature" Principle
Author(s): Seyed Mohammad Azin*
Seyed Mohammad Azin*
The accelerating progress of Genetics and its wondrous practical benefits has surprised ethical and legal experts. This time, physical sciences surpass ethical and legal considerations and pioneers of genetic evolution all over the world; feel less concern about moral judgments. In this lecture, I suggest a criterion for monitoring genetic prenatal interventions which evaluates morality and legitimacy of what human does contrary to natural phenomenon of gestation. I call it “Random Human Nature Principle”. The principle is supported by at least three ethical milestones. First basis is prohibition of decision making instead of fetus. Fetus, though at least in its first stages of development, lacks enough capacity to be counted as human, has enough respect to have right of life. This involves the right to be born and there is no doubt that we shall let the near future baby d.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2379-1764.1000208