The ethics of the new eugenics / / edited by Calum MacKellar and Christopher Bechtel

• Pubblicazione: New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (242 p.)
• Disciplina: 176
• Soggetto topico: Eugenics - History; Eugenics - Moral and ethical aspects; Reproductive health - Moral and ethical aspects; Bioethics; Medical ethics
• Altri autori: MacKellarC (Calum) BechtelChristopher
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgements; A Note on the Text; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction; The History of Eugenics; General Introduction to Eugenic Procedures; General Ethical Discussion; Arguments Supporting the New Eugenics; 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; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 f
• Titolo autorizzato: The ethics of the new eugenics
• ISBN: 1-78533-202-3; 1-78238-121-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789016503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II