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C/L/539. Use of experimental gene therapy and case of Jesse Gelsinger

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1950
DATE:
2010
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19.99 GBP

The paper addresses the ethical and legal issues of gene therapy arguing whether it threatens the sanctity of life by the possibility of eugenics or the creation of “designer babies”. The breach of medical ethics in the gene therapy clinical trial of Jesse Gelsinger is discussed.

 

KEYWORDS: Medical Ethics, Informed Consent, Human Genome Project, Gene Therapy, Jesse Gelsinger,

 
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