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NIH Sep 30, 1996 | R01
Anticipating Enhancement: Ethical, Legal and Social Issues
Institution: CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
FOA Number: N/A
Abstract
This project will delineate the major ethical, legal and social issues accompanying the use of genomic information to enhance normal traits in individuals and families, and to identify the precedents that best illuminate those issues for policy-making purposes. The study will use a traditional policy analysis approach to generate specific positions on five issues of genetic enhancement policy issues: 1) Do the human subjects of clinical research on genetic enhancement interventions require special protections? 2) How should the professionally acceptable limits of genomic services be drawn? 3) What constitutes fair access to genetic enhancement services? 4) How should genetic enhancement technologies be regulated? 5) How should support for research towards germ-line gene therapy be affected by genomics' genetic enhancement capacities?
FUNDING AGENCY:
Funder:
NIHInstitute:
NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTEFunding Type:
R01Project Number:
R01HG001446Start Date:
Sep 30, 1996End Date:
Jan 31, 1999PROJECT TERMS:
behavioral /social science research tag, Ethics, Family Planning, genetic manipulation, Genome, health care policy, health care professional practice, health related legal, health services research tag, human data, Intelligence, Performance, Prenatal Diagnosis, sex determination, social desirability, sports medicine