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href="#ulink_7ab83e12-0952-5909-8ee9-4166cb17e7ca">Not Playing God The Genetic Supermarket A Mixed System Values 14 The Moral Significance of the Therapy–Enhancement Distinction in Human Genetics Introduction Somatic versus Germline Interventions The Concepts of Health and Disease The Goals of Medicine Our Humanness The Rights of the Unborn Eugenics Conclusion: The Significance of the Distinction 15 In Defense of Posthuman Dignity Transhumanists vs. Bioconservatives Two Fears about the Posthuman Is Human Dignity Incompatible with Posthuman Dignity? Why We Need Posthuman Dignity 16 Statement on NIH Funding of Research Using Gene‐Editing Technologies in Human Embryos 17 Genome Editing and Assisted Reproduction Introduction: Genetic Diseases, Genome Editing and Existing Alternatives CRISPR and Assisted Reproduction Assisted Reproduction and PGD, or Assisted Reproduction and CRISPR? The Case for Genome Editing: Two Sets of Arguments Selection versus Therapy Curing Embryos, Society or Prospective Parents? Conclusions: Context Matters References 18 Who's Afraid of the Big Bad (Germline Editing) Wolf? References 19 An Ethical Pathway for Gene Editing

      15  Part IV: Life and Death Issues

      16  Introduction 20 The Sanctity of Life 1 Direct Objections and Side‐Effects 2 Stating the Principle of the Sanctity of Life 3 The Boundary between Life and Death 4 ‘Being Alive Is Intrinsically Valuable’ 5 ‘Being Conscious Is Intrinsically Valuable’ 6 ‘Being Human Is Intrinsically Valuable’ 7 The Concept of a ‘Life Worth Living’ 8 Is the Desire to Live the Criterion of a Worthwhile Life? 9 Length of Life 10 The ‘No Trade‐Off’ View 11 The Social Effects of Abandoning the Sanctity of Life References 21 Declaration on Euthanasia I The Value of Human Life II Euthanasia III The Meaning of Suffering for Christians and the Use of Painkillers IV Due Proportion in the Use of Remedies Conclusion

      17  Killing and Letting Die 22 Active and Passive Euthanasia Reference 23 The Morality of Killing The Morality of Killing 24 Is Killing No Worse Than Letting Die? 2 3 4 25 Why Killing is Not Always Worse – and Sometimes Better – Than Letting Die I II III 26 Moral Fictions and Medical Ethics The Concept of Moral Fictions Exposing the Moral Fictions The Moral Work of Moral Fictions Abandoning the Moral Fictions

      18  Newborns 27 Can a Physician Ever Justifiably Euthanize a Severely Disabled Newborn? The Case of the Ill‐fated Newborn References 28 No to Infant Euthanasia

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