| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 232 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The History of Eugenics -- General Introduction to Eugenic Procedures -- General Ethical Discussion -- Arguments Supporting the New Eugenics -- 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 -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Bioethics.
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Eugenics -- History
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Eugenics -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Reproductive health -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Medical ethics.
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Eugenics.
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Eugenics
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Ethics, Medical
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Bioethical Issues
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Genetic Counseling -- ethics
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Reproductive Medicine -- ethics
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Sexuality.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Medical ethics
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Bioethics
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Eugenics
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Eugenics -- Moral and ethical aspects
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
MacKellar, C. (Calum), editor.
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Bechtel, Christopher, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781782381211 |
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178238121X |
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