Ethical dilemmas related to the use of new reproductive genetics technologies

Demeter Timea; Csép Katalin

doi:10.2478/orvtudert-2025-0002

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Ethical dilemmas related to the use of new reproductive genetics technologies

Bulletin of Medical Sciences

Volume 98 (2025): Issue 1 (July 2025)

By: Demeter Timea and Csép Katalin

Open Access

|May 2026

Abstract

New reproductive genetic technologies, such as genetic screening based on the analysis of circulating fetal DNA in the mother’s blood, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, and mitochondrial DNA transfer, enable the effective prevention of certain diseases. At the same time, the use of these methods, as well as other modern technologies such as CRISPR/Cas9-based gene editing, opens the way to the deliberate shaping and “design” of human life. As a result, we are confronted with new ethical and social dilemmas. The aim of this paper is to outline the main principles and current applications of these technologies and to formulate the most significant ethical issues associated with their use, in order to identify the most appropriate possible solutions.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orvtudert-2025-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2537-5059 | Journal ISSN: 1453-0953

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Language: English

Page range: 14 - 27

Published on: May 21, 2026

Published by: Transylvanian Museum Society

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

Keywords:

reproductive genetics,

ethics,

genetic screening,

CRISPR/Cas9,

mitochondrial DNA transfer

Related subjects:

Life sciences,

Life sciences, other,

Medicine,

Clinical medicine,

Clinical medicine, other,

Pharmacy,

Pharmacy, other

© 2026 Demeter Timea, Csép Katalin, published by Transylvanian Museum Society
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Volume 98 (2025): Issue 1 (July 2025)