Definitions > Abolitionism (bioethics)
Abolitionism is a bioethical school and movement which proposes the use of biotechnology to maximize happiness and minimize suffering while working towards the abolition of involuntary suffering. “Abolition” is used for the name of this movement, as “the abolition of suffering”.
This abolitionism (not to be confused with the anti-slavery movement of the same name, nor the end of animal farming and the end of considering non human animals as properties) is inspired by Jeremy Bentham’s utilitarian ethic, but goes a step further in that it is more principally inspired by the tenets of negative utilitarianism. Some Abolitionists consider the elimination of genetic discrimination to be a vital component of Abolitionism in the larger sense: eliminating all involuntary sentient suffering, which is believed to stem from Darwinian design. Most abolitionists would be classified as negative utilitarian, believing that suffering of any kind, no matter how small, should be prevented. Philosopher David Pearce’s abolitionist manifesto, “The Hedonistic Imperative“, serves as both an inspiration for the group’s theories and as a demonstration of how the world can convert Abolitionist philosophy into reality.
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