Molecular medicine and concepts of disease: the ethical value of a conceptual analysis of emerging biomedical technologies

被引:25
作者
Boenink, Marianne [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Twente, Fac Behav Sci, Dept Philosophy, NL-7500 AE Enschede, Netherlands
关键词
Concept of disease; Ethics; Emerging technology; Epistemology; Molecular medicine; Personalized medicine; Health technology assessment; HEALTH; ISSUES; GENE;
D O I
10.1007/s11019-009-9223-x
中图分类号
B82 [伦理学(道德学)];
学科分类号
010105 [伦理学];
摘要
Although it is now generally acknowledged that new biomedical technologies often produce new definitions and sometimes even new concepts of disease, this observation is rarely used in research that anticipates potential ethical issues in emerging technologies. This article argues that it is useful to start with an analysis of implied concepts of disease when anticipating ethical issues of biomedical technologies. It shows, moreover, that it is possible to do so at an early stage, i.e. when a technology is only just emerging. The specific case analysed here is that of 'molecular medicine'. This group of emerging technologies combines a 'cascade model' of disease processes with a 'personal pattern' model of bodily functioning. Whereas the ethical implications of the first are partly familiar from earlier-albeit controversial-forms of preventive and predictive medicine, those of the second are quite novel and potentially far-reaching.
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