Situation Ethics

• Agape love is used to argue against moral absolutes
• What would relativists say?

  individual circumstances can justify going against principles such as 'do not destroy embryos'
• End can justify the means
• If adequate controls are in place then there is no reason why humans shouldn't be redesigned to improve the species
• Good for the 'actual persons' more important than the good for the 'potential persons'
• Where should the love be directed?

  towards the people who will benefit from the embryo research, cloning and designer babies rather than the embryo or clone
• What would Fletcher favour?

  Making and using man-machine hybrids rather than genetically design people for dull or dangerous roles