Thursday, November 3, 2011

Eugenics rules in Europe, three generations after Nazism

John Smeaton, SPUC director: Eugenics rules in Europe, three generations after Nazism: The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe recently passed resolution 1829 (2011) “Prenatal Sex selection,” which aims to outlaw the practice of prenatal and preimplanation genetic screening to determine the sex of the child with a view to terminating his or her life. The resolution calls on member-states to introduce legislation and clinical guidelines that prohibit sex-selective abortion and embryo destruction. However, the resolution contains strongly eugenic clauses that discriminate against the disabled.

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