When the horrors of the Holocaust became public in the 1940s, eugenics faded to the background. But once again we are witnessing science being manipulated in an attempt to create a more “perfect” society. New developments in prenatal monitoring certainly can be seen as positive although...
They had just received the news that two-year-old Lily, their only child, was diagnosed with autism. After receiving advice from a specialist, they scheduled an appointment at the clinic where she would receive the lethal injection that would end her suffering. The day arrived and...
When the horrors of the Holocaust became public in the 1940s, eugenics faded to the background. But once again we are witnessing science being manipulated in an attempt to create a more “perfect” society. New developments in prenatal monitoring certainly can be seen as positive although...
The remarks this week from Richard Dawkins give us a window into what extent eugenics has become part of Western society again. It is only a short one hundred years ago that eugenicists in Britain and the United States began putting their ideas into practice. As...
