Bioethics

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The branch of ethics that studies the implications of biological and biomedical advances. uncountable

    "This graded appreciation of the developing moral status of human life, especially during its prenatal stages, is deeply relevant to some of the most important bioethics debates of our day."

  2. 2
    the branch of ethics that studies moral values in the biomedical sciences wordnet

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"Autumn Fiester of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania says the experiment will be important if stem cell therapy ever becomes a viable option for curing diseases."

Etymology

From bio- + ethics.

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