The Ethics of the New Eugenics

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-78533-202-9
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 360 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mackellar, Calum

Bechtel, Christopher

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Ethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Medizinische Ethik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Genetik und Genomik (nichtmedizinisch)
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Bioethik, Tierethik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Humangenetik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Bioethik, Tierethik

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 Autor(innen)

Bechtel, Christopher
Christopher Bechtel holds a degree in philosophy and is a Research Fellow with the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics, Edinburgh, UK.

Mackellar, Calum
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.

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.