Harris John
L'Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation, Manchester, U.K.
J Int Bioethique. 2011 Sep-Dec;22(3-4):137-51, 198-9.
Now suppose we could use genetic engineering, regenerative medicine or drugs --chemical enhancers, or reproductive technology or nanotechnology to produce healthier, fitter and more intelligent individuals, what should our reaction be? Would it be unethical to do so? Would it be ethical not to do so? Our question is this: If the goal of enhanced intelligence, increased powers and capacities and better health is something that we might strive to produce through education, including of course the more general health education of the community; why should we not produce these goals, if we can do so safely, through enhancement technologies or procedures? If these are legitimate aims of education could they be illegitimate as the aims of medical or life science, as opposed to educational science?
现在假设我们可以利用基因工程、再生医学或药物——化学增强剂、生殖技术或纳米技术来培育更健康、更健壮、更聪明的个体，我们应该作何反应呢？这样做是否不道德？不这样做是否合乎道德？我们的问题是：如果通过教育，当然包括更广泛的社区健康教育，我们可能努力实现增强智力、提升能力和改善健康的目标；那么，如果我们能够安全地通过增强技术或程序来实现这些目标，为什么不应该这样做呢？如果这些是教育的合理目标，那么与教育科学相对，作为医学或生命科学的目标，它们会是不合理的吗？
