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Martine RothblattTerasem Movement, Inc.
2012 July 20
Geoethical Rules for Nanotechnological Advances
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Nanotechnological Advances
• Manufacturing at Sub-Micron Sizes
• Self-Replicating Sub-Micron Machines
• Biotechnological Medicines
• Synthetic Genomics• Molecular Computing
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Geoethical Rules
• Principle of Consent– Obtain prior terms of
consent from such others, or their representatives, who may foreseeably be materially and adversely affected by one’s life science actions.
• Principle of Compliance– Act pursuant to the
Principle of Consent strictly in accordance with independent assurance of one’s compliance with.
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Cultural Universality of Geoethics
• Fundamental Fairness, or Equal Protection
• Evolutionary Tendency Toward Categorization
• Nature of Consciousness• Darwinian Group
Selection– Sir Francis Bacon: “If we
do not maintain Justice, then Justice will not maintain us”
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Beyond the Borders of Bioethics
• Autonomy– Who do we ask?
• Beneficence– Good for whom?
• Non-Malfeasance– Avoid harm to whom?
• Justice– Fair to whom?
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Practicality of Geoethics: Consent
• Scientific Determination of who may be “materially and adversely affected”
• Legal Determination of Adequacy of Representative Consent
• Very Proactionary, Without Forsaking Precaution
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Practicality of Geoethics: Compliance
• Legal Determination of “Independent Assurance” with Terms of Consent
• Transparency• Lack of Conflicts• Demonstrated
Expertise
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Bioethics is a Subset of Geoethics
Geoethics
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Why Wasn’t Informed Consent Enough for Bioethics if Enough for Geoethics?
• Bioethics Obtains Consent from Individuals, Who Are Weak & Unable to Negotiate Terms
• Requirements for Beneficence and Non-Malfeasance Helped Make Up for Weak Individual Autonomy
• Geoethics Obtains Consent from Populations, Not Individuals, Providing Negotiating Strength
• Aspects of Beneficence and Non-Malfeasance Will Be Taken Into Account in Granting Geoethical Consent
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Society for Accelerating Geoethical Advances in Nanotechnology
(SAGAN)• Formed by Treaty And
Scientific Peer Pressure• Actions Involving
Nanotech Must First Be Cleared by SAGAN
• SAGAN Must Decide Within 100 Days if Proposed Nanotech “May Forseeably Materially & Adversely Affect Others”
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SAGAN Governing Procedures• If No Scientific Evidence
of Forseeable Material & Adverse Harm, Then SAGAN Must Authorize Proposed Nanotech Per Proactionary Principle of Max More
• If Such Harm Is Foreseeable, SAGAN Must Seek Prior Consent of Affected Populations Via Their Representatives
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SAGAN Consent Procedures• National Processes, If
Consistent with Respect for Autonomy
• Public Opinion Surveys if Consistent with Informed Consent
• Majority Is Good Enough Because Democracy Accepts That for Other Risks
• If Consent Cannot Be Obtained, Then the Nanotech Cannot Cause Risk in that Geography
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SAGAN Compliance Procedures• Effector of Nanotech
Must Provide Independent Funding of Means of Compliance with Terms of Consent
• Endowment or User Fees• Compliance Organization
Must Have Authority to Terminate Nanotech Operations if Consent Violated
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• Change the Geography of the Nanotech– Outer Space– Seasteading
• Change the Risk Profile of the Nanotech
• Agree to Stricter Terms of Consent for the Nanotech
Alternatives for Nanotech Unable to Meet Geoethical Rules