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Ethics is the study of the moral basis of human behavior that aims to determine the best
course of action. Bioethics, as a transdisciplinary area, based both on ethics and on life
sciences, reflects upon the ethical problems raised by new technologies and scientific
research. One of the main tools to tackle bioethical problems is deliberation, a procedure
that attempts to analyse problems, weighing up the principles and values involved as well as
the context of each case. Due to the complexity of deliberation, educational projects should
be promoted, providing the practice necessary for correct deliberation and raising awareness
of the current ethical issues.
It is our purpose to present a framework for ethical deliberation throughout the use of
literature. Literary texts are essential, since they show human beings acting in space and
time and they give the readers an opportunity to deliberate on ethical issues. Based on a
literary text, we will reflect upon a controversial ethical issue - Preimplantion Genetic
Diagnosis (PGD).
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Bioethics Ethical deliberation Literature Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
Pedagogical Context
Citation
IOSTE SYMPOSIUM: SOCIO-CULTURAL AND HUMAN VALUES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION, XIV, Bled, Slovenia, 13-18 June, 2010. DOLINŠEK, Slavko, LYONS, Terry - Proceedings of the XIV. IOSTE Symposium. Ljubljan: Institute for Innovation and Development of University, 2010. ISBN 978-961-92882-1-4
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Institute for Innovation and Development of University of Ljubljana