Numerous chronic diseases have a substantial hereditary component. Recent advances in
human genetics have allowed the extent of this to be quantified via genome-wide …

The concept of transhumanism emerged in the middle of the 20th century, and has
influenced discussions around AI, brain–computer interfaces, genetic technologies and life …

Prenatal screening for foetal abnormalities such as Down's syndrome differs from other
forms of population screening in that the usual aim of achieving health gains through …

Animal breeding is a mainstay of our relationship with domesticated species. However, it is
sometimes leading to serious health and welfare issues, such as canine brachycephaly or …

An examination of eugenic thinking past and present, from forced sterilization to prenatal
screening, drawing on experience with those who survived eugenics. Part science and part …

Antinatalism is an emerging philosophy and practice that challenges pronatalism, the
prevailing philosophy and practice in reproductive matters. We explore justifications of …

The view that it is better for life to be created free from disability is pervasive in both common
sense and philosophy. We cast doubt on this view by focusing on an influential line of …

Blackshaw and Hendricks have recently developed and defended the impairment argument
against abortion, arguing that the immorality of giving a child fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) …

BACKGROUND: in debates around prenatal screening, it is frequently argued that
responsible parenthood implies the acquisition of all available medical information about the …

The progress of science and medicine is unabating and moves with a rapidity that threatens
to outstrip our current ethical models and legal protections. Topics which were once …