Reproductive freedom plays a pivotal role in debates on the ethics of procreation. This moral
principle protects people's interests in procreative matters and allows them discretion over …

The recent introduction of polygenic risk scores within preimplantation genetic testing (PGT-
P) has been met with many concerns. To get more insights into the perspectives of relevant …

In recent years, bioethical discourse around the topic of 'genetic enhancement'has become
increasingly politicized. We fear there is too much focus on the semantic question of whether …

For most of human history children have been a byproduct of sex rather than a conscious
choice by parents to create people with traits that they care about. As our understanding of …

Eugenics is often referred to in debates on the ethics of reproductive technologies and
practices, in relation to the creation of moral boundaries between acceptable and …

The past few years have brought significant breakthroughs in understanding human
genetics. This knowledge has been used to develop 'polygenic scores'(or 'polygenic risk …

This chapter will focus on how the Holocaust shaped the concepts of race and eugenics in
bioethics. I will begin with a brief account of how these terms were used before the Second …

It is likely that gene editing technologies will become viable in the current century. As
scientists uncover the genetic contribution to personality traits and cognitive styles, parents …

Comparisons between germline gene editing using CRISPR technology and a renewal of
eugenics are evident in the current bioethical discussions. This article examines the different …

Ich ergreife gern die Gelegenheit, dieses Buch auf seinem Weg in die Öffentlichkeit zu
begleiten. Denn dieses Werk kann als ein vorbildliches Beispiel dafür gelten, wie die Mittel …