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The chapter identifies and explores three distinct moral outlooks found in the gene editing debate with different implications on what the relevant moral questions and answers are with regard to germline gene editing. The Technical View equates ethical questions with questions about the direct risks of the intervention itself, that is if it is sufficiently safe and precise. The Democratic View stress that ethical questions are not only technical questions, but also pertain to values and must find solutions that all affected parties can agree upon. Finally, the Moral View treats the ethical questions from a moral philosophy perspective. It takes safety and democratic legitimacy seriously but asks further questions: Does the technology promote what is genuinely good, or is there an aspect of it that violates fundamental moral norms or principles?

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Three Moral Perspectives on the Permissibility of Germline Editing

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    2025年

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  • Madeleine Hayenhjelm,
  • Christer Nordlund

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The chapter identifies and explores three distinct moral outlooks found in the gene editing debate with different implications on what the relevant moral questions and answers are with regard to germline gene editing. The Technical View equates ethical questions with questions about the direct risks of the intervention itself, that is if it is sufficiently safe and precise. The Democratic View stress that ethical questions are not only technical questions, but also pertain to values and must find solutions that all affected parties can agree upon. Finally, the Moral View treats the ethical questions from a moral philosophy perspective. It takes safety and democratic legitimacy seriously but asks further questions: Does the technology promote what is genuinely good, or is there an aspect of it that violates fundamental moral norms or principles?