Applicability Analysis of Gender Selection in Mitochondrial Replacement Technology / 中国医学伦理学

ABSTRACT

Whether gender selection should be conducted is a controversial topic in ethical research on mitochondrial replacement technology. Scholars put forward different moral judgments based on different positions, and after reviewing these judgments, it was found that those who support gender selection mainly rely on the utility theory and rights theory, while those who oppose gender selection mainly rely on the dignity theory and community theory. It is not difficult to find that relying on traditional moral theory to defend moral judgments or actions often leads to endless debates among "moral strangers" , and does not provide effective guidance for solving specific problems. Principlism is a systematic and comprehensive analytical approach constructed with a series of clear and effective frameworks, which can reasonably solve the differences and disagreements between different value systems and cultural concepts. In the discussion of whether gender selection should be conducted in mitochondrial replacement technology, principlism refined and balanced it through the method of reflective equilibrium, and finally obtained the best judgment plan that allows for gender selection. To truly achieve the humane purpose of avoiding harm in gender selection, it is necessary to clearly limit the objects and stages of use, and regulate them from the dual dimensions of ethics and morality, as well as policy regulation.