Add to ORKGThe current emphasis on the exploration of the human genome has had multifold impacts on multiple fields, including the field of bioethics. One fear that has arisen from this is the fear that genetic testing (particularly prenatal testing) for the selective abortion of foetuses with disabilities will end in modern-day eugenics. The similarity between the two is undeniable, as disabled foetuses are often aborted under selective abortion procedures purely because of their disability, without consideration for their individual lives. This paper aims to show that selective abortion in the case of foetuses with disabilities is a form of modern-day eugenics, and illustrate why it is ethically suspect. This will be done by considering both the uti...
In the intersection between eugenics past and present, disability has never been far beneath the sur...
In the intersection between eugenics past and present, disability has never been far beneath the sur...
Arguments have been forwarded that terminating a pregnancy affected by a congenital abnormality disc...
The current emphasis on the exploration of the human genome has had multifold impacts on multiple fi...
Of feminism and disability theory's many overlapping concerns, few have received as much attention a...
Introduction : As medical science evolves, questions arise regarding how high the quality of life sh...
This article is written in response to the idea that selective termination may be eugenic. It points...
This study examines the underlying assumptions that influence attitudes towards the prevention of di...
Selection against embryos that are predisposed to develop disabilities is one of the less controvers...
Selection against embryos that are predisposed to develop disabilities is one of the less controvers...
In the intersection between eugenics past and present, disability has never been far beneath the sur...
In the intersection between eugenics past and present, disability has never been far beneath the sur...
This paper questions whether and how the Abortion Act 1967 discriminates against the disabled foetus...
The modern world is facing a revolutionary development in the clinical medicine and biomedical scien...
In the intersection between eugenics past and present, disability has never been far beneath the sur...
In the intersection between eugenics past and present, disability has never been far beneath the sur...
In the intersection between eugenics past and present, disability has never been far beneath the sur...
Arguments have been forwarded that terminating a pregnancy affected by a congenital abnormality disc...
The current emphasis on the exploration of the human genome has had multifold impacts on multiple fi...
Of feminism and disability theory's many overlapping concerns, few have received as much attention a...
Introduction : As medical science evolves, questions arise regarding how high the quality of life sh...
This article is written in response to the idea that selective termination may be eugenic. It points...
This study examines the underlying assumptions that influence attitudes towards the prevention of di...
Selection against embryos that are predisposed to develop disabilities is one of the less controvers...
Selection against embryos that are predisposed to develop disabilities is one of the less controvers...
In the intersection between eugenics past and present, disability has never been far beneath the sur...
In the intersection between eugenics past and present, disability has never been far beneath the sur...
This paper questions whether and how the Abortion Act 1967 discriminates against the disabled foetus...
The modern world is facing a revolutionary development in the clinical medicine and biomedical scien...
In the intersection between eugenics past and present, disability has never been far beneath the sur...
In the intersection between eugenics past and present, disability has never been far beneath the sur...
In the intersection between eugenics past and present, disability has never been far beneath the sur...
Arguments have been forwarded that terminating a pregnancy affected by a congenital abnormality disc...