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Philosophy

The Ethics of Human Enhancement and the Boundaries of Therapy

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration partly justifies approval of eugenol and other drugs used 'off-label' for enhancement based on a distinction that many bioethicists argue is conceptually unstable.

Why this is interesting

Vaccines are celebrated, but would you give your child a pill that makes them – and their descendants – permanently taller or smarter?