Bioethics – Then, Now and What’s to Come

Historical Bioethics is grounded in respect for human dignity, which assures Informed Consent, Beneficence, Justice, and the promise to “Do No Harm.” It is unethical to create human embryos for experimentation, commodification, or destruction. All humans have unconditional value and equality, no matter their genetic make-up, disability, or age.

Secular Bioethics holds that embryos are “property” and merely “potential humans” that gain moral status over time. Utilitarianism (the good for most) and pluralism (many kinds …