UID:
almafu_9960890116902883
Format:
1 online resource (242 p.)
ISBN:
9781782381211
Content:
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.
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Frontmatter --
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CONTENTS --
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --
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A NOTE ON THE TEXT --
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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS --
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INTRODUCTION --
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THE HISTORY OF EUGENICS --
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GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO EUGENIC PROCEDURES --
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GENERAL ETHICAL DISCUSSION --
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ARGUMENTS SUPPORTING THE NEW EUGENICS --
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ARGUMENTS OPPOSING THE NEW EUGENICS --
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CONCLUSION --
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APPENDIX I Past and Present Personalities Supporting Eugenic Policies --
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APPENDIX II Scottish Council on Human Bioethics Recommendations on Eugenics --
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GLOSSARY --
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BIBLIOGRAPHY --
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INDEX
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781782381211
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782381211
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781782381211
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782381211
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781782381211
