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Love, The Environment And Bioethics
Darryl MACER*
*Prof., Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, JAPAN
Love of ourselves, love of others and love of nature are common threads linking all of humanity with each other and within the environment. In this paper I wish to consider bioethics in terms of our relationships with other living organisms and the environment, life or the "bios". Is bioethics love of life? If we consider a complete bioethics we must include the duties we have to human beings as well as to nature. There is need for more consideration of the bioethical questions in how we relate to the environment, including agriculture and food issues. In terms of medical ethics, the relationship of human beings to the environment also relates very strongly and intricately with the psychosomatic health of human beings. It also discusses whether quotas on the amount of environmental pollution one can make would provide encouragement to become more responsible citizens, and some penalties for those who can abuse the system. Bioethics does involve all of life, if we do not love all of life we cannot love other people.Keywords: Love, Environment, BioethicsT Klin J Med Ethics, 2000, 8:1-8
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