Are genetic data commons?

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Is morality merely a social construct?

In that case: morality = convention.

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Do we have a moral right to select our offspring on the basis of what new bio-technologies have on offer or will have on offer?

Eye color? Height? IQ???

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What are the legal implications of depositing genetic data in public research databases?

Can anyone give examples of what the law says about this in various countries?

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Do we see in genetic data depositing a clash between utilitarian and deontological principles?

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If morality is merely convention, do we have a moral right to do anything we wish as long as we can get away with it?

"Getting away with it": being spared any detrimental legal, social, psychological etc. consequences.

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What are the ethical implications of depositing genetic data in public research databases?

Is it morally justified if research funders and publishers require from researchers to give the relevant scientific community access to their deposited genetic data?

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Are there any circumstances under which an employer has a moral right to request genetic data from her employees?

The case of the "devious defecators" ended in a landmark ruling in the U.S. (Georgia) that might imply that genetic data are private goods and not commons. Is that the case?

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In terms of chaos, what is the necessary and sufficient condition for authoritarianism, permanent or temporary, to come to exist and persist?

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Please send me updates regarding the above-mentioned areas in the question mark?

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