Read more
Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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 & risks related to the new eugenics. 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 ...
