PHLB09H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Ovulation, Sign Language
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Opponents of pre-natal disability screening (pds): aims to eliminate group, reinforces discrimination, reduces human diversity. Implies its permissible to cause disability (it"s right to cause a disability) Natural objection: wrong to cause a disabled child. Makes it permissible to avoid having disabled child. Opponents of pds: (thinks its wrong to prevent disability) Must think it"s permissible to avoid having disabled child. Inconsistent to condemn avoiding disability and not avoiding disability. Implication: opposition will then fail to show pds impermissible. Genetic dilemmas and the child"s right to an open future , davis. Claim: that it does not conflict between autonomy and beneficence. Rather, conflict between parental autonomy and child"s future autonomy. Thus: violates the child"s right to an open future. Rights-in-trust (held in trust by the adults for the children before they are the right of age) Latter is ultimately right to an open future. Uphold individuals" right to choose their future. Be neutral about which future to pursue.
