Applicability Analysis of Gender Selection in Mitochondrial Replacement Technology
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2023.12.07
- VernacularTitle:线粒体置换技术中性别选择的应当性分析
- Author:
Weijia JIANG
1
;
Kun ZHAO
1
;
Lu ZHANG
2
Author Information
1. School of Politics and Public Administration, Qufu Normal University, Rizhao 276827, China
2. School of Politics and Public Administration, Qufu Normal University, Rizhao 276827, China; Office of People’s Hospital of Rizhao, Rizhao 276827, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Mitochondrial Replacement Technology;
Gender Selection;
Principlism;
Reflective Equilibrium
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2023;36(12):1336-1341
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Whether gender selection should be conducted is a controversial topic in ethical research on mitochondrial replacement technology. Scholars put forward different moral judgments based on different positions, and after reviewing these judgments, it was found that those who support gender selection mainly rely on the utility theory and rights theory, while those who oppose gender selection mainly rely on the dignity theory and community theory. It is not difficult to find that relying on traditional moral theory to defend moral judgments or actions often leads to endless debates among "moral strangers" , and does not provide effective guidance for solving specific problems. Principlism is a systematic and comprehensive analytical approach constructed with a series of clear and effective frameworks, which can reasonably solve the differences and disagreements between different value systems and cultural concepts. In the discussion of whether gender selection should be conducted in mitochondrial replacement technology, principlism refined and balanced it through the method of reflective equilibrium, and finally obtained the best judgment plan that allows for gender selection. To truly achieve the humane purpose of avoiding harm in gender selection, it is necessary to clearly limit the objects and stages of use, and regulate them from the dual dimensions of ethics and morality, as well as policy regulation.
