KOSEN 한인과학기술자네트워크

이 자료는 보안 문서로 등록이 되어 있습니다. 문서를 열람하시기 원하시는 분은 다음의 사용자 암호를 입력하신 후 사용하시기 바랍니다. 사용자 암호 : www.kosen21.org Stunning recent developments in the life sciences, and the progress in the technology that has underpinned these developments, are deepening our scientific understanding of what it is that constitutes human life. At the same time these developments makes great contributions to the improvement of our life, in increasing levels of health and enhancing the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease. Humankind ahs thus reaping tremendous benefit from this steady march forward. However, through these advancements, it is becoming possible for humans to place their mark, one could even say interfere, in the inner workings of all stages of life from birth to death. The result has been the emergence of various ethical, legal and social issues, leading to a renewed awareness of the human dignity and. We cannot focus exclusively on what benefits may be gained through the developments of life sciences in areas of human health and the fight against disease, but must also look at the ethical values and principles involved and carefully evaluate whether problems may arise. Herein lies the reason why a heightened awareness of bioethics as an important aspect of human society has begun to take centre stage in recent periods. Progress in research into the human genome, often referred to as the blueprint of human life, is deeply approaching the origin of the human life and thus opening up the possibility of a total transformation both in how we view what it is that makes us human and in how we view life itself. it also has the potential to shake the entire system of values that we hold as a society. This scenario makes it imperative that we consider what limits should be set, on how far human genome research requires the provision of numerous sample from many participants, whose genetic information will be revealed in the results obtained during the course of this research, there is concern that far more and even bigger problems will arise in this research in the future. It is for this reason that an urgent establishment of fundamental ethical norms, based on bioethical considerations is needed for human genome research. 첨부1. Statement on prohibition of human cloning 첨부2. The Law Concerning Regulation Relating to Human Cloning Technique and Other Similar Techniques