AFRICAN BIOETHICS IN A WORLD OF CHANGE
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set of breakthroughs in bioethics. However, it is a breakthrough in which the
Western worldview dominates in the discussion on bioethical issues like stem cell
technology, cloning, organ transplantation, in vitro fertilization, gene therapy,
abortion, euthanasia, suicide, etc., leaving the African as a spectator and yet it is
a discourse that affects him and his future generation. The purpose of this study
is to develop critical thinking in the field of bioethics within Africa, and to outline
a descriptive analysis of ethical and moral values as rooted in authentic African
traditions and cultures that can provide a helpful base or framework for ethical
decision-making. This would involve discovering the peculiarities and common
features that make African bioethics worth its name. This is very significant
because being peculiar is necessary. Concepts such as ‘African culture’, ‘African
thought’, ‘African metaphysics’, ‘African philosophy’ etc., heavily imply that
there is something distinct about the culture and thought of Africa and
presumably, African bioethics would fall into these broad categories. For the
purpose of this research, the hermeneutic method of investigation would be
patronized. This piece submits that, in our world of change, there is the need for
an African bioethics that speaks to the African spirit.
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