| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 232 pages) |
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text file |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bioethics.
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Bioethics. |
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Eugenics -- History.
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Eugenics. |
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History. |
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Eugenics -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Eugenics -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Reproductive health -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Reproductive health. |
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Medical ethics.
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Medical ethics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
MacKellar, C. (Calum), editor.
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Bechtel, Christopher, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ethics of the new eugenics. New York : Berghahn Books, 2014 9781782381204 (DLC) 2013022445 (OCoLC)843862187 |
| ISBN |
9781782381211 (ebook) |
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178238121X (ebook) |
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9781782381204 (hardback) |
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1782381201 (hardback) |
| Standard No. |
40023509548 |
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