A conflict between parental autonomy and the child’s future autonomy

This is not the case with respect to reproductive choice arguments based around concepts of disabled culture having value, or issues concerning how society in general views these groups. These arguments present challenges that must be considered in relation to both the particular situation they refer to, and the implications they have for the moral status of gene therapy in general. The reason for these wider implications is that decisions made in relation to the rights of disabled persons with respect to reproductive and gene therapy may affect the rights of other groups such as ethnic minorities or religious communities. It has been suggested that the underlying problem with respect to these arguments is the tension that exists, between beneficence in relation to the child’s quality of life, and the rights of certain cultures or groups to continue to exist, or to be viewed in certain ways by society in general. Davis argues that there exists another issue for gene therapy in general. She contends that these arguments are “a conflict between parental autonomy and the child’s future autonomy.