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Monday • October31,l| I
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Campus Crusade for Christ
presents ...
A question of ethics
Genetics advances ask society
to confront difficult decisions
“The genetic
revolution is
going to change
the idea of who
we are,” says Dr.
Arthur L. Caplan,
director of the
Center for
Bioethics at the
KATHERINE
ARNOLD
Reporter
University of Pennsylvania.
Genetic engineering raises many
questions concerning the ability to
alter genes.
The five-year goal for the Human
Genome Project, which began in
October 1990, is to have a complete
map of human genes. Also part of the
five-year plan is a goal to develop
programs that will address the
ethical, legal and social aspects of the
project.
The ethical questions raised range
from simple to complex. However, none
of them has a straight answer.
• Should we use genetic engineering
to test fetuses for diseases?
Those in favor argue that gene
testing of unborn babies, usually done
through amniocentesis, will be able to
detect diseases such as Huntington's,
Tay-Sachs, and cystic fibrosis. Once
these diseases are discovered, then
potentially, genes could be altered to
cure the disease before the child is
born.
On the other hand, gene therapy
will probably not come cheap. Much
more inexpensive is a trip to a clinic
for an abortion. A handful of countries
perform abortions on the basis of the
sex of the child. If a child was to be
bom with a crippling disease, then
why would a middle-class family who
cannot afford a lifetime of medical
bills choose to have the child?
Granted, for serious diseases, such
as anencephaly, when babies are bom
without the front part of their brain,
the pain of labor would best be foregone
because there is not much future for
the child. But the gray area between
serious and tolerable diseases widens
as methods of gene therapy improve.
• Should genetics be used to select
for a child with specific physical and
mental traits?
The fast food drive-thru image
comes to mind: “Yes, Fd like a
brown-haired, brown-eyed girl
please. And can you get rid of the
family history of liver cancer, too?
Nine months? Great. Thanks.”
Once again, geneticists are faced
with a gray area. It seems silly to
raise the question, but there is no
regulation concerning traits. Current
regulation leaves gene therapy to the
geneticist’s discretion. As more is
learned about the human genome,
then more control will be possible.
The gray area widens into other
fields as well. If a 67-year-old woman
was able to be artificially inseminated
with the sperm and egg of white
donors at the woman’s request, then
what is the future for genetics?
• If geneticists can make people live
longer, should it be done?
Texas A&M distinguished
professor and Nobel Prize winner
Derek Barton brought out the
lighter side of the issue.
“If people are going to live longer
and be healthier, then the only way
they will die is by accident,” Barton
said. “We’ll simply have to arrange for
more accidents.”
Here the Darwinian argument
arises. If our world follows a “survival
of the fittest” pattern, then the
consequences of an entirely healthy
population needs to be examined.
Adam S. Wilkins, biologist at the
University of Cambridge, argues that
the answer to genetics questions can
be found through education of the
public. If people are aware what can
be done, then the public will decide
how far genetics can go.
Along with this, however, is
regulation. “Geneticist’s discretion” is
not incentive enough for all
geneticists who have made a career
out of knowing genes. If we are going
to become a perfect and healthy
world, it should be by natural
selection and not what we can make
ourselves to be.
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to possible smoking b:
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By Katherine Arnold
The Battalion
Local restaurants have mixed reactions to tbp
cent federal proposal to ban smoking in public plus
The Occupational Safety and Health Admint,
tion began hearings last Monday on a proposal^
prove indoor air quality standards.
Cliff George, manager of the Chicken Oil C«j
ny, said the establishment has two non-smoking
tions and one smoking section. Approximately ajs
ago, smoking was allowed in the entire restaurant
“If smoking was banned in restaurants it defimti
would affect our business,” George said. “Alotolp
pie come in here to sit around and visit, andiffe
can’t smoke they probably won’t come.”
Lee Jaymes, manager of Tom’s Barbecue in
Station, said he does not think a non-smokinjliiic Rollie Whit
would affect business. aii vdiyaieoe .
“We do have a smoking and non-smokingsecti^ Ipspanic St
but during busy times, like after football games,i |ic u> a safe a:
do not allow smoking,” Jaymes said.
Jaymes said Tom’s four-year-old policy would4 Ckm^Haii.
for a ban. hanappointme
“It might affect a small amount of our custom® F ext ' 134,
but not a very significant number,” Jaymes said'; Ijamu Tae
would welcome a smoking ban.” Iticewili be h
Most of the concern comes from the effectsofse; |
ond hand smoke. According to a report fromtti a
American Cancer Society, 3,000 cases of lung cancer;BmsC nova
year develop in non-smokers because of their en: E Wa f Con .
sure to second hand smoke. |, ation ca n Ku
The 46 million smokers in the United Statefas
more harsh risks. Smokers have a much highern® Circlc E Iri !
» , , ii. lions ana do ot
lor diseases such as emphysema and severaltp« Salvation
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cancer. There are approximately 434,000 srookip Irmation call J
lated deaths each year. I
Within 24 hours of quitting, a smoker’s chancesi |J c S Aw a ren(
heart attack decreases, according to a Cancer Socie: iat is Islam” v
report. Within three months, a smoker’s lung fund: l^fgjg 5)99
increases by 30 percent, and within five years,!: challway,
death rate for someone who quits smoking is halftt>
of a smoker, the report states.
AH these factors have led the government to attem:
to enforce stricter smoking laws. Julie Shemer, fc
the Texas Restaurant Association, said that the te
are a direct attack on small businesses like restauram
“There are hazards everywhere you go,” Sherrii
said. “Focusing on smoking is a public social pol
being supported by many special interest groups,
don't think the government should be involved.’
The law banning smoking would be the firstfedi
al attempt to ban smoking. Smoking laws in
vary from city to city, Sherrier said.
“Restaurants want their customers totelltha
what to do,” she said. “They will follow the wii
their patrons.”
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Superior criminal trial experience,
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