Korean Journal of Medical Ethics

The Korean Society for Medical Ethics

Korean J Med Ethics 2000; 3(2):183-197

pISSN: 2005-8284, eISSN: 2234-3598

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35301/ksme.2000.3.2.183

Article

유전자 조작의 윤리적 문제점과 과학자의 책임

구인회¹

Ethical Problems of Genetic Engineering and Responsibilities of Geneticists

In-Hoe KU¹

¹서강대학교 철학과

¹Department of Philosophy, Sogang University

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Published Online: Nov 30, 2000

ABSTRACT

The development of molecular genetics has provided tools not only for the diagnosis of genetic diseases and disease dispositions in affected individuals, but also for the detection of healthy carriers of recessive hereditary traits.

The growth in DNA data banks threatens individual privacy, as competing private medical and life insurance companies already do. With a growing number of diseases we can expect more cases of exclusion unless anti-discrimination laws for insurance companies are introduced. Social policy must decide how to preserve privacy and prevent discrimination by employers and insurance companies.

A geneticist has a very responsible position in processes and sequences of genetics developments, therefore he must warn against inappropriate use by uninformed public.

Keywords: 유전공학; 유전자치료; 우생학; 책임

Keywords: Genetics; Gene Therapy; Eugenics; Responsibility