THE CONCERNS OF MORALITY, ETHICS, AND THEOLOGY IN THE NAME OF
SCIENCE
Against a history of strong Catholic
influence, poverty, large migration of health
professionals, and bioethical activism, bioethics
has grown in the Philippines. In a background
marked by conflicts between Catholic ideals and
their opponents, reproductive health concerns,
some of which are among the most prominent in
the
Philippine
bioethics
debate,
were
addressed. Public discourse on other issues of
bioethics has been less contentious, with
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the exception of organ sales, which has arisen in
response to many controversial trends that
have caught the imagination of the public. To settle disputes on bioethics questions, the
Philippines has hardly relied on structured legislation. This may be a manifestation of the
biomedical establishment's paternalistic nature that respects the physician's ascendancy. The
national-level ethics committees will act as a counterfoil to the paternalistic biomedical
infrastructure.
Significant ethical and moral consideration is needed for the application of genome
engineering, and this was a main topic throughout. The most common ethical concern was that
genetic modification was interfering with nature (unnatural) and that it was “playing God.
although some religious leaders considered it “preservation and advancement of life. As
expected, gene therapy for diseases was found to be significantly more morally acceptable
compared with enhancement. Researcher- students considered somatic gene therapy as
ranking highly in terms of usefulness and moral acceptability, the acceptability of germ line
transgenesis is generally lower, with the potential for inadvertent germ line transmission
demonstrated to be of ethical concern.
The implications of increased lifespan, the
subsequent rapid population growth arising from the
decreased incidence of disease, and the potential for
unequal distribution of wealth are some of the moral
issues at a societal level. The decline in human
diversity and the lack of natural selection is linked to
more ethical concerns. Techniques that are perceived to be slightly less dangerous are
considered to be more "morally acceptable" and "useful to society." Other moral factors included
the idea that if people
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use gene therapy for improvements, natural abilities will not be exceptional and could even
endanger the dignity of the human race. As a result of gene therapy, there may also be a risk of
losing a sense of self (personal identity), particularly in the context of brain gene therapy, or
changes in sexual orientation. Those not opposed to germ line transgenesis for enhanced
intelligence, on the other hand suggested that it would encourage users to contribute more to
society, and they were worried that they would fall behind if others introduced its use first.
Many doubts and worries have been
followed
by
an
underlying
lack
of
confidence. The emphasis of these issues
was on mistrust of science, scientists, the
medical
system,
government
and
and
the
those
rules
in
of
power.
Determined that respondents were most
trusted
for
regulatory
control
by
international regulatory bodies such as the
World Health Organization, while science
organizations and ethics committees were
considered less favorable. In terms of faith,
from
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a
legislative
viewpoint,
religious
groups, trade unions, and political parties
scored lower still. Scientists expressed trust concerns around technique management to ensure
security from misuse, leaving space for improvement and enhancement.
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