bioethical
Life-science ethics-related
Bioethical describes matters relating to the ethics of medicine, biology, and biotechnology.
Bioethical questions arise around issues like genetic engineering, end-of-life care, organ transplantation, and human experimentation: The bioethical implications of cloning remain hotly debated.
A bioethical committee reviews research protocols involving human subjects.
Gene-editing molecular machinery
- cloningMaking identical copies
- eugenicsControlled human reproduction theory
- biobankingSystematic storage of biological specimens
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
Nearing death phase
- transplantationSurgical organ relocation
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- beneficenceActive desire to help
- placeboInactive therapeutic substitute
double-blind · confidentiality · vaccination · therapeutics · euthanasia · DNR · surrogacy · life-support
Prolonged public disagreement
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- stakeholdersThose with investment in outcome
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- consensusGeneral group agreement
viewpoints · deliberation · symposium · forum · panel · abortion · transhumanism
Official rules governing conduct
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
compliance · framework · standards · protocol · enforcement · transparency · accountability · safeguards
Greatest-happiness moral theory
- deontologyMorality based on obligations
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- consequentialismEthics judging by results
- normativeSetting behavioral standards
CRISPR
Gene-editing molecular machinery
- cloningMaking identical copies
- eugenicsControlled human reproduction theory
- biobankingSystematic storage of biological specimens
end-of-life
Nearing death phase
- transplantationSurgical organ relocation
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- beneficenceActive desire to help
placebo · double-blind · confidentiality · vaccination · therapeutics · euthanasia · DNR · surrogacy · life-support · triage
controversy
Prolonged public disagreement
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- stakeholdersThose with investment in outcome
- dissentDisagreement with authority
consensus · viewpoints · deliberation · symposium · forum · panel · abortion · transhumanism
regulation
Official rules governing conduct
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
guidelines · compliance · framework · standards · protocol · enforcement · transparency · accountability · safeguards · moratorium
utilitarianism
Greatest-happiness moral theory
- deontologyMorality based on obligations
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- consequentialismEthics judging by results
normative · pluralism · personhood · rights-based · casuistry
bioethicalunethical
Violating moral standards
amoral · immoral · exploitative · inhumane · unconscionable
bioethicalamoral
Without ethical concern
value-neutral · unethical · value-free · technocratic · scientistic
bioethicalempirical
Based on observation, not theory
technical · mechanistic · descriptive · clinical · procedural