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Ethics And Responsibility In Genetics
JE SIQUEIRA, NM DINIZ, OM ARANTES, RA SANTOS, M CARVALHO
State University of Londrina, BRAZIL
Advances in biotechnology, especially in DNA manipulation, have given rise to highly relevant ethical issues, which has required from society, and from medical professionals in particular, an adequate reflection concerning the use of these techniques. This text discusses the ethics of responsibility, according to Hans Jonas, Karl Jaspers, Edgar Morin and Emmanuel Lèvinas in view of the use of DNA manipulation techniques, such as Gene Therapy. This discussion also concerns the attitudes of physicians in the City of Londrina, PR, Brazil, in relation to knowledge, acceptance and the ethical limits of gene therapy and disease diagnosis through DNA analysis. The results of the present research, analyzed in the light of the "Social Representations Theory", point out that these physicians are mainly concerned about the adequate allocation of health resources and the use of these new techniques only for therapeutic purposes. These physicians' need to update their knowledge in this area becomes apparent.Keywords: Biotechnology, Gene Therapy, Bioethics, Ethics of Responsibility, DNA Manipulation
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