Free speech, democracy, and eugenics
Attempts to stifle debate in medical ethics must be strongly resisted On 30 September and 1 October this year a conference on “Ethics, Science and Moral Philosophy of Assisted Human Reproduction” was held at the Royal Society in London. The conference was organised by the German philosopher Edgar Da...
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| Language: | English |
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2004
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2004, Volume: 30, Issue: 6, Pages: 519 |
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| Summary: | Attempts to stifle debate in medical ethics must be strongly resisted On 30 September and 1 October this year a conference on “Ethics, Science and Moral Philosophy of Assisted Human Reproduction” was held at the Royal Society in London. The conference was organised by the German philosopher Edgar Dahl and the eminent embryologist Robert Edwards, and the speakers included scientists, IVF practitioners, and philosophers from the UK, the USA, Europe, and Australia (you can see the programme at http://www.humanreproethics.org/welcome.htm) Because the programme included discussion of preimplantation genetic diagnosis and reproductive choice the conference was targeted by an anonymous group calling itself “People Against Eugenics” that is hiding its real identity behind an email address. If this shadowy organisation had had … |
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| ISSN: | 1473-4257 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of medical ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1136/jme.2004.010959 |