Author(s)
Parker, MichaelKeywords
AutonomyBeneficence
Children
Disability
Ethics
Life
Parents
Reproductive Technologies
Philosophical Ethics
Reproduction / Reproductive Technologies
In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer
Genetic Counseling / Prenatal Diagnosis
Genetic Screening / Genetic Testing
Eugenics
Health Care for Particular Diseases or Groups
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jme.2006.018176
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Abstract
Julian Savulescu argues for two principles of reproductive ethics: reproductive autonomy and procreative beneficence, where the principle of procreative beneficence is conceptualised in terms of a duty to have the child, of the possible children that could be had, who will have the best opportunity of the best life. Were it to be accepted, this principle would have significant implications for the ethics of reproductive choice and, in particular, for the use of prenatal testing and other reproductive technologies for the avoidance of disability, and for enhancement. In this paper, it is argued that this principle should be rejected, and it is concluded that while potential parents do have important obligations in relation to the foreseeable lives of their future children, these obligations are not best captured in terms of a duty to have the child with the best opportunity of the best life.Date
2011-07-12Identifier
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Journal of Medical Ethics 2007 May; 33(5): 279-283
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jme.2006.018176
http://hdl.handle.net/10822/510960