OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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Which of the following statements is true about the ethics of creating/designing living organisms?
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We should never create a living organism even if we have the technology to do so.
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We should consider the ethical concerns before we decide to create any living organism.
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We do not need to consider any ethical issues when we create living organisms.
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We should create any living organism if we have the technology to do so.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Biotechnology can produce unanticipated consequences that cause harm or dehumanise people. The ethical implications of proposed developments must be carefully examined. The ethical assessment of new technologies, including biotechnology, requires a different approach to ethics.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ethical issues are defined as situations that occur as a result of a moral conflict that must be addressed. Thus, ethical issues tend to interfere with a society’s principles.
Detailed explanation-3: -Principle of respect for autonomy, Principle of nonmaleficence, Principle of beneficence, and. Principle of justice.
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