Diversity, disability and eugenics: an interview with Rob Sparrow
In a provocative interview with BioEdge, influential bioethicist and philosopher Rob Sparrow discusses various current controversies in bioethics. Australian bioethicist Rob Sparrow has written extensively...
Can we slim down the welfare state without eugenics?
A British academic has created a storm of controversy over his proposal to reduce the welfare-dependent population The restless rent-a-crowd of British university protesters has...
Is there a difference between genetic engineering and eugenics?
It is an oft-raised concern that genetic engineering may one day morph into a eugenics movement. It is an oft-raised concern that genetic engineering may...
Harvard’s dark past as the “brain trust” of American eugenics
Even the Supreme Court justice who wrote, "three generations of imbeciles are enough" was a graduate and former law professor. Harvard University is the richest,...
London sperm bank allegedly promoting eugenics
It excludes donors with history of certain diseases. The largest sperm bank in the UK is being investigated by the national fertility regulator for promoting...
The dark past of progressive eugenics
Some of the best minds in the US and Britain were in favour of purging the “race” of “defectives” in the early 20th century. The...
Making eugenics fun in Belgium
Ad advertising agency launches a bizarre campaign Waffles, beer, chocolate and euthanasia: Belgium is famous for all of them. Will do-it-yourself eugenics be added to...
In defence of state-mandated eugenics
A British sociologist thinks that state-run eugenics programs may be acceptable in the future. The notion of a state-organised eugenics programs is enough to unsettle...
Eugenics making a comeback as a respectable policy
After hibernating for 60 years, eugenics is making a comeback, both in academic and popular spheres. After hibernating for 60 years, eugenics is making a...
New technique could lead to “risky eugenics”, says IVF pioneer
Britain’s leading fertility doctor, Lord Robert Winston, has warned that his recent research could open the door to “risky” eugenics programs. Britain’s leading fertility doctor,...
Lord Winston warns of eugenics in IVF
Lord Robert Winston, British IVF pioneer, has given a controversial speech warning of the revival of eugenics in the IVF industry. Lord Robert Winston, British...
21st-century eugenics
Hi there, The Google of genetics, a California company called 23andme (after our 23 chromosomes) has denied that it is in the business of providing...