Human genetic engineering and social justice in South Africa: Moltmann and human dignity
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Date
2016
Authors
Kotze, M.
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Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State
Abstract
The realities of social injustice in the present South African context, with its great
and growing gap between rich and poor and unequal distribution of wealth and
resources, are also acutely visible in the health-care sector. Genetic engineering
would lead to some children having the cards stacked overwhelmingly in their
favour, raising the concern for the justice or fairness of this type of biotechnology.
In this contribution, I argue that the notion of justice as fairness, put forward by
Rawls, and the focus on human dignity in Moltmann’s theology can help address the
bioethical challenges of genetic engineering in the context of inequality, specifically
in South Africa.
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Genetic engineering, Human dignity, Justice, Moltmann
Citation
Kotzé, M. (2016). Human genetic engineering and social justice in South Africa: Moltmann and human dignity. Acta Theologica, 36(1), 70-84.