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KMID : 1142820190030010081
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Bio, Ethics and Policy
2019 Volume.3 No. 1 p.81 ~ p.95
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Ethical Issues of the HEAVEN Project : Based on the Literature Analysis
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Jun Bang-Ook
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Abstract
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The Heaven Project is a head/body transplant surgery that is attempted by Sergio Canavero, an Italian neurosurgeon. In order to address the ethical problems that emerged as the Heaven Project became a reality, this study summarizes current academic debates based on key word analysis and issue-specific analysis of related papers. Keyword analysis results show that words are divided into two groups, one centered on transformation and the other on head transformation. The head transformation group is mainly linked to technology related words. The principle of prohibition of harm includes issues such as the lack of safety and efficacy standards of clinical trials on SCI, Cerebral ischemia and Hypothermia, unclear objectives of treatment, illusive values of surgery, no reasonable possibility of success, self-identity and sexual identity. The principle of respect for autonomy addresses issues that consent by sufficient information is in reality difficult to obtain. The principle of justice includes issues such as the widening social gap related with the allocation of organs, treatment costs and exploitation of the poor, and legal problems including legal agents and definition of homicide. Research ethics also include issues such as the distortion of the purpose of animal testing, the disclosure of animal data, the lack of long-term survival statistics, the lack of peer reviews, and intentional errors of citation. The problem of cerebral centrism is also pointed out. These findings, based on literature analysis, are likely to be useful as basic data for future research and policy decisions on ethical issues.
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KEYWORD
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Human project, head/body transplant, semantic analysis, bioethics, Canavero
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