Ethics of the New Eugenics, The
Publisher： Berghahn Books
Publication year： 2014
E-ISBN: 9781782381211
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9781782381204
Subject： R318.0 general problems
Keyword： null 内科学,一般理论,社会科学理论与方法论Social Science Theory and MethodologyGeneral Theory Internal Medicine
Language： ENG
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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.
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