DerivedTechnology, AI and Human-Scale Life
Genetic Engineering
Therapeutic genetic medicine may be legitimate, while heritable enhancement and the instrumentalization of embryonic human life face a strong prohibition.
Policy catalogueTechnology, AI and Human-Scale Life
DerivedTranshumanism and Human Enhancement
Medicine may heal and restore, but human beings should not be treated as raw material for technological optimization or replacement.
Position
Human dignity does not depend on intelligence, strength, longevity, productivity or technological augmentation.
Policy
- Permit therapeutic prosthetics, implants and assistive technologies.
- Distinguish restoration of normal human function from ideological projects to replace ordinary humanity with engineered successors.
- Prohibit compelled neurological, cybernetic or genetic augmentation as a condition of work or civic participation.
- Do not create legally privileged classes of technologically modified persons.
- Subject military enhancement programmes to strict ethical review.
- Impose stringent restrictions on brain-computer interfaces that compromise mental privacy or autonomy.
- Generally prohibit heritable enhancement of future generations.
Implementation note
Implementation note
The manifesto's anthropology strongly constrains transhumanist projects, but detailed implementation is derived rather than explicit.
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- Manifesto CoreTechnology, AI and Human-Scale Life
Technology: General Doctrine
Technological development is not synonymous with human progress, and should be judged by its effects on autonomy, family, community and work.
- Manifesto Core / DerivedTechnology, AI and Human-Scale Life
Artificial Intelligence
AI may be used as a tool but should not displace human judgment merely because automation is technically possible or economically efficient.
- Agreed PolicyHealthcare
Catholic Medical Ethics
Public healthcare should respect Catholic medical ethics, and Catholic hospitals should be free to maintain their own ethical standards.
Every question in this catalogue carries a position. Entries marked Derived follow the direction of the manifesto without their implementation being fixed, and several name the legal or treaty change they would require. Positions are revised as the movement decides; the version and date above say which text you are reading.