Ethical Considerations of Generation Ships: A Bioethical Analysis

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7202/1114968ar

Keywords:

generation ships, space, health ethics, bioethics, autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence, justice

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English

Abstract

Generation ships are a concept in science fiction that represents a spaceship designed for long space journeys which travel over multiple generations to a final destination. Throughout the paper, this science fiction concept is a metaphor for human life on earth, to examine the transgenerational effects on definitions of person, privacy, and death, and analyzing how major bioethical principles apply.

(c) Han Han Li

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2024-12-02

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[1]
Sinan I, Park G. Ethical Considerations of Generation Ships: A Bioethical Analysis. Can. J. Bioeth 2024;7:122-4. https://doi.org/10.7202/1114968ar.

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Vol. 7 No. 4 (2024): Open Issue

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Art, Culture & Creative Work

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Copyright (c) 2024 Israa Sinan, Gavin Park

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