The Ethics of the New Eugenics

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785332023
• ISBN13: 9781785332029
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"