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The New Eugenics: Selective Breeding in an Era of Reproductive Technologies
Judith Daar
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Description for The New Eugenics: Selective Breeding in an Era of Reproductive Technologies
Hardback. A provocative examination of how unequal access to reproductive technology replays the sins of the eugenics movement Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKS; JPQB; LNTM; MFKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
A provocative examination of how unequal access to reproductive technology replays the sins of the eugenics movement
Eugenics, the effort to improve the human species by inhibiting reproduction of “inferior” genetic strains, ultimately came to be regarded as the great shame of the Progressive movement. Judith Daar, a prominent expert on the intersection of law and medicine, argues that current attitudes toward the potential users of modern assisted reproductive technologies threaten to replicate eugenics’ same discriminatory practices.
In this book, Daar asserts how barriers that block certain people’s access to reproductive technologies are often founded ... Read more
A provocative examination of how unequal access to reproductive technology replays the sins of the eugenics movement
Eugenics, the effort to improve the human species by inhibiting reproduction of “inferior” genetic strains, ultimately came to be regarded as the great shame of the Progressive movement. Judith Daar, a prominent expert on the intersection of law and medicine, argues that current attitudes toward the potential users of modern assisted reproductive technologies threaten to replicate eugenics’ same discriminatory practices.
In this book, Daar asserts how barriers that block certain people’s access to reproductive technologies are often founded ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
544g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300137156
SKU
V9780300137156
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About Judith Daar
Judith Daar is the interim dean and professor of law at Whittier Law School and a clinical professor of medicine at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. She lives in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.
Reviews for The New Eugenics: Selective Breeding in an Era of Reproductive Technologies
"Whether it is examining the long history of humankind’s struggle with infertility and disputes over eugenics, engaging with the most current debates, or contextualizing the struggles of those seeking to access reproductive technologies, this from one of world’s leading scholars is a must-read for those in the field."—Glenn Cohen, Harvard Law School and co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of U.S. Healthcare ... Read more