If bioethics has established itself for the past fifty years, it is because it has been able to intercept the questions of an ethical nature raised by the irruption of technology in the world of life. When genetic engineering makes it possible to manipulate the innermost basis of living beings, the question of responsibility for interventions that touch such an important and complex structure must be taken seriously. Faced with the expansion of the technical potential of medicine, the question arises of how to protect life and health, but with respect for the dignity of the person. When fundamental experiences such as being born and dying are subjected to increasing medicalization, we are all challenged to maintain a hold on the human dime...