Eugenics Still Coercive and Devoid of Real Compassion

Today more and more people are whole-heartedly embracing eugenics. They probably don't know it as eugenics, but every time a human life in the womb or in the lab is cut short because his or her genetics is not up to snuff, that is undoubtedly eugenics.Many associate the eugenics of old with a lack of compassion and with government coercion. Today's eugenics, in contrast, is perceived as an exercise of free choice and a compassionate endeavor. In modern sensibilities, tossing out embryos or aborting fetuses with genetic disorders, even disorders that will not surface until adulthood (with time for a cure to be found), is the right, moral and smart thing to do.And yet, modern eugenics is as devoid of compassion and as coercive as the early 20th century variety.Continue reading at Creative Minority Report >>
Source: Mary Meets Dolly - Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Tags: Eugenics Source Type: blogs