The entry under" eugenics" in the Encyclopedia of Bioethics notes that the term has had
different meanings in different eras:" a science that investigates methods to ameliorate the …

During the first third of the Twentieth Century, the eugenics movement played a powerful
role in the politics, law, and culture of the United States. The fear of" the menace of the …

The author of this book is not scientist, but is one of the founder Directors of the International
Association of Bioethics, and was a member of the Ethics Committee of the British Medical …

EUGENICS IS THE SCIENCE which deals with factors that improve hereditary qualities. The
aim of negative eugenics is the diminution of inferior genetic qualities in the gene pool; the …

Now imagine this same situation, but instead of promising an identical genetic copy of the
deceased child, the clinic offers to manipulate the genes and perhaps produce a girl, or …

The law is a mandate and a mirror; it both commands and reflects. It should not come as a
shock that scientists and physicians often prefer the mirror at times when society seems to …

As a philosopher interested in biomedical ethics, I find recent advances in genetic
technologies both fascinating and frightening. Future technologies for genetic therapies and …

The human genome is commonly regarded as a 'natural'connection between all human
beings, as it has been handed down to us by our predecessors. As such, it is believed to …

Different meanings apply to coercion in different political traditions: for classical liberals and
contemporary (libertarian) conservatives, coercion implies the deliberate interference of …