Rights, autonomy, privacy, and confidentialityare concepts commonly used in
discussionsconcerning genetic information. When theseconcepts are thought of as denoting …

Designed to address practical questions, applied ethics is one of the most exciting areas in
contemporary philosophy. Yet the relevance of ethical theories to social policy has been …

It is now a common opinion in Western countries that a child's impairment would probably
place an unexpected burden on her parents, a burden that the parents have not committed …

Der ‚Abtreibungsstreit 'berührt die Verständigung über die normativen Grundlagen
moderner Gesellschaften in besonderer Weise. In den Debatten über den …

This paper explores the historical idea of improving humanity. Developments in genetics
and political thought have during the last century contributed to eugenic policies which have …

This paper discusses whether prospectiveparents ought to find out about their
geneticconstitution for reproductive reasons. It isargued that ignoring genetic information …

ISSN 1740-0287 Print/1740-7915 Online/03/010145-13© 2003 Taylor & Francis Ltd DOI:
10.1080/1740028032000131486 of thought he is pursuing. Most of the issues about social …

In their article “A Framework for Unrestricted Prenatal Whole-Genome Sequencing,” Chen
and Wasserman (2017) argue against restrictions on noninvasive prenatal wholegenome …

Abortions are legally permitted in most Western societies if there is a reasonable expectation
that the child, if born, would be physically or mentally disabled. Even late-term abortions …

It is now a widely shared opinion in the Western countries that a child's disability would
probably place an unexpected burden on her parents, a burden that the parents have not …