The Potential Risks and Ethical Regulations of Contemporary Life Sciences and Technologies
Journal Title: Medicine and Philosophy - Year 2025, Vol 46, Issue 1
Abstract
The accelerated development and in-depth application of contemporary life sciences and technologies brings significant benefits but also raises potential ethical challenges. At the level of technological ethics, contemporary life sciences and technologies may infringe upon the rights to life, lead to the leakage of personal privacy and pose threats to biosecurity. At the societal ethics level, they may pose challenges to social ethics and employment structures, exacerbate social prejudices, discrimination, illegal and immoral behaviors. At the individual ethics level, they may not only violate personal dignity, autonomy and the right to informed choice but also result in the materialization of the doctor-patient relationship, trigger conflicts in medical decision-making and cause the blurring the responsibilities of relevant stakeholders. Following the ethical principles of science and technology that prioritize public welfare and rational control risks, standardizing ethical reviews, strengthening the supervision of laws and regulations, enhancing ethical education and training, and strengthening research and innovation in science and technology ethics are feasible strategies for regulating the behaviors of life sciences and technologies.
Authors and Affiliations
Zhen QIAN,Yaqing PAN,Junrong LIU,
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP756100
- DOI -
- Views 29
- Downloads 0
Exploring on the Practical Path of Social Work Intervention in Rural Grief Consoling Service
Based on system theory, this paper uses case study and literature review methods to explore the practical path of social work intervention in rural grief consoling service. First of all, the introduction of professional...
A Study on the Impact of Intelligent Healthcare on Constructing New Doctor-patient Relationships and Strategic Countermeasures
The application of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the medical field is profoundly transforming traditional doctor-patient relationships. On one hand, AI technology significantly contributes to improving docto...
Ethical Review of Medical Artificial Intelligence Application Technologies in Responsible Research and Innovation
"Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI)" is an important theory to explore the application of artificial intelligence technology in the medical field at present, and it is also an ideal vision to guide the benevolent...
Analysis of Knowledge Map of Traditional Chinese Medicine Talents Training in Recent 20 Years
Based on CiteSpace, data of 2687 literatures on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) talent training in CNKI database from 2002 to 2021 were analyzed, including publication volume, authors, research institutions and keywor...
An Analysis of the Non-distinction between Weakness of Will and Compulsion: With a Discussion on Its Application in Medical Practice
Research on the moral attribution of weakness of will and compulsion primarily encompasses the standard view, the identificationist view, and the revisionism. The standard view posits that an individual's control over de...