After Dolly - ethical limits to the use of biotechnology on farm animals
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After Dolly - ethical limits to the use of biotechnology on farm animals. / Lassen, Jesper; Gjerris, Mickey; Sandøe, Peter.
I: Theriogenology, Bind 65, Nr. 5, 2006, s. 992-1004.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - After Dolly - ethical limits to the use of biotechnology on farm animals
AU - Lassen, Jesper
AU - Gjerris, Mickey
AU - Sandøe, Peter
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The cloning of Dolly the sheep gave rise to a widespread call for limits on interference with life. Until recently, the main limits were technical: what it is possible to do. Now scientists are faced with ethical limits as well: what it is acceptable to do. In this context, we take ethics to involve systematic and rational reflection on moral issues raised in the public sphere. The concerns of the general public are not necessarily valid, but they are the best point of departure if the discussion is to lead to a socially robust framework for setting limits to the use of animal technology. To assess public understanding, we examine two sources of data: Eurobarometer surveys from 1991 to 2002 and a qualitative interview study carried out in DK in 2000.
AB - The cloning of Dolly the sheep gave rise to a widespread call for limits on interference with life. Until recently, the main limits were technical: what it is possible to do. Now scientists are faced with ethical limits as well: what it is acceptable to do. In this context, we take ethics to involve systematic and rational reflection on moral issues raised in the public sphere. The concerns of the general public are not necessarily valid, but they are the best point of departure if the discussion is to lead to a socially robust framework for setting limits to the use of animal technology. To assess public understanding, we examine two sources of data: Eurobarometer surveys from 1991 to 2002 and a qualitative interview study carried out in DK in 2000.
KW - Former LIFE faculty
KW - kloning; etik; biotechnology
KW - cloning; ethics; biotechnology; general public; integrity
U2 - 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.09.012
DO - 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.09.012
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 16253321
VL - 65
SP - 992
EP - 1004
JO - Theriogenology
JF - Theriogenology
SN - 0093-691X
IS - 5
ER -
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