The market of life: reflections on the influence of market interests influence on the Bioethics scope

Abstract

The current society is ruled by the capitalist economic system. Its main feature is the centrality of the profit. Human life and other species of life, nowadays take the risk of being manipulated to obtain that profit. So, the reality of health risks to be swayed by this market mentality and end up reducing the person and the human body as a marketing object. By facing this reality should reaffirm in us that life is worthy in itself, and therefore must be respected in its integrity. Thus, the Bioethics reflection, despite any interests, must place the human life in the center in order to establish the criteria of morality in the researches. The technical advance is important as it is used to promote the person and not to manipulate the market and profits of big business investors.