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enhancement-treatment distinction: a standalone construct

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Bioethics

the boundary between interventions that restore health and those that improve traits beyond normal, and whether it can be drawn in genetic medicine.

In bioethics, enhancement-treatment distinction refers to the boundary between interventions that restore health and those that improve traits beyond normal, and whether it can be drawn in genetic medicine. This meaning comes from Juengst (1997) in Journal of Medicine and Philosophy.[1]

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  1. Juengst, E. T. (1997). Can Enhancement Be Distinguished from Prevention in Genetic Medicine? Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, 22(2), 125-142. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmp/22.2.125

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