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The first published volume that gives an extensive overview of all the different current practices in the new eugenics.
The first book to examine the manner in which international law addresses the topic of eugenics and uses the example of the UK to study how a modern developed country is seeking to legislate in this area.
Presents a careful examination of the arguments both in favour and against eugenic practices.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments
A Note on the Text
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Introduction
Chapter 1. The History of Eugenics
Chapter 2. General Introduction to Eugenic Procedures
Chapter 3. General Ethical Discussion
Chapter 4. Arguments Supporting the New Eugenics
Chapter 5. 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 of Terms
Bibliography
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Calum MacKellar is Director of Research of the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics, Edinburgh, and Visiting Professor of Bioethics at St Mary’s University College, London, UK.
Christopher Bechtel holds a degree in philosophy and is a Research Fellow with the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics, Edinburgh, UK.
Zusammenfassung
Inter-disciplinary in approach. Blends research from embryology, genetics, philosophy, sociology, psychology, and history. Constructs a thorough picture of the procedures emerging from today's reproductive developments. Includes a rigorous ethical argumentation concerning the possible advantages and risks related to the new eugenics.
Zusatztext
"More than an ethical analysis of the technologies, this book should be seen, and used, more as an accurate glossary of terms, accompanied by a fairly rigorous overview of different technologies, with a sound scientific basis. Particularly valuable was the accompanying comparative overview of international regulations." � Bioethical Inquiry
"Clearly written and highly informative about international and nations laws, as well as about past, current, and possible future eugenic practices and arguments for and against the same, this volume makes for valuable reading not only for students of medical ethics but can be recommended to anyone wanting to learn more about arguments for and against current and possible future reproductive selection procedures." � Ethics & Medicine
"The book is clearly written, easy to follow, well-structured, and well-researched. A lay audience will easily access and understand the debate and realize what is at stake with the new eugenics. Medical procedures and technical concepts are well explained... [Its] importance and relevance cannot be overstated...a must-read in our day and age, especially when biotechnology and the new eugenics can be a threat to all of humanity." � Johann A. R. Roduit, Institute of Biomedical Ethics, University of Zurich
