Genes and Future People Philosophical Issues in Human Genetics

includes index and biblioraphy

1 The Reach of Genes: Biology, Metaphysics, Morality Genes and Disease Biological and Personal Identity Two Senses of "Life" How Genes Influence the Identities of Persons Moral Implications 2 Genetic Information, Obligation, and the Prevention of Lives Genetic Testing, Screening, and Information Moral Asymmetry and Harm Life Stages Should Some Lives Be Prevented? Giving Priority to the Worse Off 3 Gene Therapy and Genetic Enhancement Gene Therapy: Problems and a Paradox Access and Allocation Issues Genetic Enhancement Negative and Positive Eugenics: Is There a Slippery Slope? 4 The Morality of Human Cloning Biological Factors Means and Ends Cloning Body Parts Eugenics Again? 5 Extending the Human Life Span Cells and Senescence An Evolutionary Trade-Off Intergenerational Equality and Fairness Prudential Concern About the Future