Pure Selection. The Ethics of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and Choosing Children without Abortion

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Munthe, Christian,1962Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Filosofiska institutionen,Department of Philosophy (author)

Pure Selection. The Ethics of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and Choosing Children without Abortion

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Göteborg :Göteborg University,1999

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LIBRIS-ID:oai:gup.ub.gu.se/42020
ISBN:9173463620
https://gup.ub.gu.se/publication/42020URI

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Preimplantation ge¬netic diagnosis (PGD) is taken to mark the starting-point of a new phase in human reproduction, where the possibility of choosing children on genetic grounds without having to resort to ethi¬cally controversial procedures (such as abortion) will grad¬ually increase. Ethical and political issues actu¬alised by this develop¬ment are addressed. The discussion touches upon issues regarding the moral status of em¬bryos and gametes, the moral import of respecting individual auton¬omy and its implications for the requirement of informed consent in health-care, the connec¬tion between sickness, dis¬ability and the value of life, the moral status of possible future people, and the connection between choosing children and eugenic policies of the past. Practical policy issues are adressed on the basis of this, as well as an empirical case-study of the intro¬duction of PGD in Sweden. The book ends up in a set of recommendations regarding the management of re¬search on, introduction and routine use of procedures for pure se¬lection, both within health care and from the point of view of society as a whole. It is argued that research on such procedures should be allowed and supported by society. However, tight restrictions regarding the clinical introduction of new procedures in this area is highly desirable. A rough model for implementing such re¬strictions is also pre¬sented. It is further asserted that, although reasons of economy and safety should limit the access to pure se¬lection, society should not apply any explicit restrictions based on ideasregarding how different traits affect a person’s quality of life. It is stressed that, in order to to avoid a re¬sur¬rection of eugenic policies of the past, the development in this field un¬der¬lines the need for continued and strengthen public support to the sick, dis¬abled and mentally retarded.

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER Industriell bioteknik hsv//swe
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY Industrial Biotechnology hsv//eng
HUMANIORA Filosofi, etik och religion Filosofi hsv//swe
HUMANITIES Philosophy, Ethics and Religion Philosophy hsv//eng
SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP Annan samhällsvetenskap Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap hsv//swe
SOCIAL SCIENCES Other Social Sciences Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified hsv//eng
SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP Juridik Juridik hsv//swe
SOCIAL SCIENCES Law Law hsv//eng
MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP Hälsovetenskap Hälso- och sjukvårdsorganisation, hälsopolitik och hälsoekonomi hsv//swe
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Health Sciences Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy hsv//eng
MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP Klinisk medicin Reproduktionsmedicin och gynekologi hsv//swe
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Clinical Medicine Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine hsv//eng
MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP Hälsovetenskap Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi hsv//swe
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Health Sciences Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology hsv//eng
MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper Medicinsk genetik hsv//swe
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Basic Medicine Medical Genetics hsv//eng
preimplantation genetic diagnosis
polar body biopsy
prenatal diagnosis
in vitro fertilisation
sex-preselection
embryo experimentation
medical genetics
reproductive medicine
ge¬netic selection
eugenics
public policy
medical ethics
bioethics
research ethics
ethics

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