Are you a Left-wing Bioconservative? Perhaps you believe the assignment of rights should be based on species, rather than personhood and traits such as intelligence and capacity to feel. Maybe you’re a Technoprogressive. Not sure? The handy overview by the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) can familiarize you with some of the basic terms.
Biopolitics and bioethics will be two of the major driving forces in this century. Late last year, President Obama established the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. This replaces the President’s Council on Bioethics created by President Bush in 2001. There’s always a tug between fear-based bioethics, which focuses more on the dangers of new technology, and those who believe the dangers are outweighed by the potential benefits. What direction will Obama’s appointees go? What direction will you go? Lot of other interesting goodies on that site.
Overview of Biopolitics (IEET)