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Technoprogressive? BioConservative? Huh? Quick overview of biopolitical points of view New at IEETRecent CommentsDan Kelly on 'On the moral status of humanized chimeras and the concept of human dignity' (2008 07 06) Cynthia on 'Buddhism, H+ and the Myth of the Authentic Self' (2008 07 05) Roko on 'Singularities Enough, and Time' (2008 07 03) Michalis on 'Getting Paid in Our Jobless Future' (2008 07 03) director on 'Human Genetic Enhancements: A Transhumanist Perspective' (2008 07 02) IEET Fora"This divide, between those who celebrate the transformative power of science and those who fear it, is both broad and profound....one group most fearful of the social change wrought by technology and the other most fearful of the oppressive overreaching of a government bent on controlling those changes....Bioethics should be a field that helps society to evolve, not one that helps it to remain stagnant." Alta Charo, "Passing on the right: conservative bioethics is closer than it appears," Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Summer 2004 v32 i2 p307-8 TechEthics News
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