Disability Studies 1010A/B Lecture 5: Week 5
4 Feb 2019
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Who decides what kind of babies we get: exploring the ideas behind neo-eugenics. As scientific sophistication has improved for reproductive screening, some doctors argue that this is merely an extension of the medical field"s commitment to the. Hippocratic oath & does not constitute a devaluation of life with a disability. Experts argue that babies & others will suffer: research on detect, treat or prevent. Technical advance vs. public debate: moral & philosophical questions, financial picture (individual/state, grey zone line in sand. Society disables people so it should change, not dps. Growing rate of disability-selective abortion & related research & screening. Early evidence: negative eugenics (rejection of devalued anomaly) The scientific quest for perfect childhood health in the early twentieth century . Personhood; ethics of care, social model of disability. Cultural pressure to terminate effects diverse stories/rationales; push re- scripting. Evangelical right (mike pence, sarah palin & rick santorum. Additional costs: respite, care, equip, surgery, meds, ea"s, interventions, lifelong dependence.
