Definitions & Basics
This process involved copying genetic material to create an identical organism.
What is Genetic cloning?
The Church considers cloning a violation of this principle about human life.
What is the Sanctity of life?
This type of gene editing was done illegally in a major 2019 case.
What is editing human embryos?
Genetic mutation research began in this decade
What is 1920s?
Some argue that genetic mutation should be accepted in the modern world because it helps in this field.
What is medicine?
This refers to changes in DNA that can altar traits in an organisms
What is Genetic mutation?
This pope distinguished between therapeutic and dehumanizing uses of genetic science
Who is John Paul II?
This scientist was jailed for editing the genes of babies.
Who is He Jiankui?
Genetic cloning developed in this decade.
What is the 1970s?
This controversial medical practice involves stem cels and raises ethical concerns.
What is stem cell research?
These are two fields that commonly use genetic modification today.
What are agriculture and medicine?
According to the Church, genetic modification is acceptable if it does this.
What is promotes health without harming dignity?
Genetic modification becomes unethical when it risks this aspect of a person.
What is their dignity or well-being?
These were used to cause mutations in early experiments on fruit flies.
What are X-rays?
Countries with fewer regulations often have more of these risky treatments.
What are unproven/experimental therapies?
This famously cloned animal proved that cloning was possible in complex organisms.
What is Dolly the sheep?
The Church opposes genetic practices that treat humans as this.
What is an object or product?
This shows that some genetic practices are punished not only by the Church but also by this system.
What is human law?
Early genetic science aimed to do this for humans and animals.
What is to save lives or to improve living conditions?
The Church opposes this practice, often compared to unethical genetic modification.
What is abortion and/or euthanasia?
This is the main ethical concern the Church raises about genetic manipulation.
What is the dignity/sanctity of human life
This concept is the main standard the Church uses to judge genetic ethics.
What is human dignity?
Compared to theft or piracy, this punishment showed seriousness of unethical gene editing.
What is prison time?
This philosopher described cloning as “despotic” and unnatural.
Who is Hans Jonas?
This is the main reason stem cell research is criticized by the Church.
What is causing harm to unborn life (human embryos) or using human embryos to harvest cells?