A member of the Medical Research Council’s Stem Cell Steering Committee. Social scientist and theologian, Prof Robin Gill, discussed the ethical implications of enhancing humans and what it means for society, on BBC Radio Cambs Sunday Morning Breakfast Show, 19th October.
Robin Gill addressed ethical dilemmas such as: If it is acceptable to wear glasses to remedy bad eye-sight, is it unethical to use binoculars that enhance sight? If it’s ok to send children to school to have their minds improved, why can’t we use genetic-engineering, drugs and embryos to achieve the same ends?