If we put things into one balanceWe must realize that this technology has had beneficial effects for humans. He applied his intelligence and made things and created artifacts and tools to meet his needs and improve his life. In the medical field, the progress has been very great, diseases have been eliminated and life expectancy has increased incredibly.
But this technology has risks, especially when it affects or is applied to complex aspects. This is the case with biotechnology. Heidegger He may have suggested in an overly apocalyptic tone that development could make the world more brutal, but he was somewhat right when he stated that technology is a no-brainer. I leave aside the fact that he specifically supported a regime that was completely incompatible with human dignity.
“My friend is convinced that she is doing a good job, because through genetic testing and at a modest price – 2,500 euros per embryo – she can prevent the birth of sick children, thus saving families from enormous suffering.”
Whatever the case, you’re right: warning against abusive use of technologies isn’t very helpful, but it’s a… The high-tech universewith powerful artificial intelligence and dwindling human intelligence, won’t exactly be a reflective paradise.
There is a greater danger with regard to biotechnologies, because they constitute a material that is exploited with great pleasure. Excitement. Listen to any conversation on the street: Don’t people think that today it is possible to design Children upon request? However, there is still a long way to go to cut and paste genes. We are still in its infancy when it comes to avoiding diseases in the bud and through genetic means Think about choosing the color of the child’s eyes.
Scientists are no strangers to the dangers of assisted reproductive techniques, and in fact, the use of assisted reproductive techniques is currently prohibited. Gene editing of fetuses, not only for the eugenic applications they might entail, but also for medical reasons: we do not know what consequences such interventions might have. Spain, along with other countries, has signed the Oviedo Convention, which moves in this direction.
Even the ban affects Healing procedures. A few years ago, alarm bells rang after news that a Chinese scientist had genetically modified two fetuses. He was convicted. The intervention was made to protect two girls from the possibility of contracting AIDS, a disease from which their parents suffered. If his actions merit disapproval, it is because of his recklessness, but also for another reason: infection can ultimately be avoided by other means.
Scientists, as a rule, are careful and good professionals. The person who performed gene editing in his country was convicted and excluded from the research, because he skipped a series of protocols, literally playing games With people’s lives and health.
A few weeks ago, in a podcast, American journalist Ross DouthatHe was interviewed Noor my frienda Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur who launched Orchid Providing couples with genetic testing on embryos before implantation.
“Worrying about the arbitrary use of technologies isn’t very helpful, but a high-tech world, with powerful artificial intelligence and diminishing human intelligence, won’t exactly be a reflective paradise.”
my friend She is convinced that she is doing a good job, because through genetic testing and at a modest price – 2,500 euros per embryo – she can prevent the birth of sick children, thus saving families from enormous suffering.
Sometimes the best intentions are the most diabolical. Anyone who is going to have a child knows that they are participating in a risky venture, with little security. Biotechnologies can alleviate this typical concern, but at what cost?
It is true that in tragic circumstances, a child may wonder who decided to come back to life. But if the embryo does not develop and implant, we exclude the possibility of being held responsible, if necessary, for the opposite, i.e. Because he was not born. Likewise, what gives us the right to determine what kind of life is worthy or worthwhile? Is it necessary to perform optimal blood and chromosomal tests?
In her speech, the young businesswoman pointed out that it is wrong to assume that in vitro fertilization is normal Therapeutic techniqueDesigned for couples with fertility problems. In fact, for her, this is a safe procedure used by those who want to become parents of healthy fetuses.
There are a few statements that clearly break down Reproduction of sexuality. Beyond the ethical reasons that advise combining both, if the sexual encounter is separated from its reproductive purposes, the commercialization and commodification of intimacy is introduced.
Quite a business, don’t you think? The question is: where is the love?