Rewriting the future? Biomedical advances and legal dilemmas
Bennett, B.
Journal of Law and Medicine 13(3): 295-303
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 1320-159X PMID: 16506723 Document Number: 597756
Developments in medical science have sparked public debate about the legal and ethical implications of new technologies. Within these debates a number of distinct discourses are evident, including discourses about the positive and negative implications of technological advances, the influence of globalisation on regulatory choice, and the challenges of articulating common values in a pluralistic society. This article argues that an understanding of these discourses is an essential part of understanding the nature of contemporary regulatory dilemmas.