ISBN:
9781783599141
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (167 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
176
Keywords:
Eugenics-Moral and ethical aspects
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Intro -- 1 -- Introduction -- Learning from the past -- Looking to the present -- 2 -- Eugenics in its historical context -- The history of eugenics in Germany -- The history of eugenics in the UK -- The history of eugenics in the USA -- 3 -- A Christian enquiry into the new eugenics -- Creation and the image of God -- Procreation, love and unconditional acceptance -- The new eugenics and the equality of all -- Other arguments relevant to the new eugenics -- 4 -- Presentation of different eugenic procedures -- Reproductive eugenics through the selection of partners -- Reproductive eugenics through selecting to have many, few or no children -- Eugenics through selective adoption -- Eugenics through sex selection -- Eugenics through egg and sperm selection -- Eugenics through prenatal genetic selection -- Eugenics and embryonic selection -- Eugenic selection through human cloning -- Eugenic selection through infanticide -- Eugenics through genome and germline modifications -- 5 -- Conclusion -- God's creation of the child -- Unconditional acceptance in procreation -- The immeasurable worth and value of all individuals created in the same image of God -- The ethics of the new eugenics -- Risks of discrimination -- The value and worth of life versus the quality of life -- Further reading -- Glossary -- General search items -- Search items for Scripture references -- Notes.
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