The ethics of the new eugenics
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The ethics of the new eugenics
Berghahn Books, 2014
- : hardback
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Strategies or decisions aimed at affecting, in a manner considered to be positive, the genetic heritage of a child in the context of human reproduction are increasingly being accepted in contemporary society. As a result, unnerving similarities between earlier selection ideology so central to the discredited eugenic regimes of the 20th century and those now on offer suggest that a new era of eugenics has dawned. The time is ripe, therefore, for considering and evaluating from an ethical perspective both current and future selection practices. This inter-disciplinary volume blends research from embryology, genetics, philosophy, sociology, psychology, and history. In so doing, it constructs a thorough picture of the procedures emerging from today's reproductive developments, including a rigorous ethical argumentation concerning the possible advantages and risks related to the new eugenics.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
A Note on the Text
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Introduction
Chapter 1. The History of Eugenics
Chapter 2. General Introduction to Eugenic Procedures
Chapter 3. General Ethical Discussion
Chapter 4. Arguments Supporting the New Eugenics
Chapter 5. Arguments Opposing the New Eugenics
Conclusion
Appendix I: Past and Present Personalities Supporting Eugenic Policies
Appendix II: Scottish Council on Human Bioethics Recommendations on Eugenics
Glossary of Terms
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