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.
| ISBN: | 9781785332029 |
| Publication date: | 1st March 2016 |
| Author: | Calum MacKellar |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 242 pages |
| Genres: |
Ethical issues and debates Medical ethics and professional conduct Medical genetics |