Evoluția și etica eugeniei

As eugenics is defined, it is very difficult to make a clear distinction between science (medicine, genetic engineering) and eugenics. And to establish a line over which genetic engineering should not cross, according to moral, legal and religious norms. As long as we accept the help of genetics in finding ways to fight cancer, diabetes or HIV, we also implicitly accept positive eugenics, according to the current definition. And as long as we accept genetic screening, and interventions on the unborn fetus, or abortion, we also implicitly accept negative eugenics. Furthermore, at the level of governments, although eugenics is officially repudiated, it was legalized in many countries until recently, and is still accepted and legalized, albeit in more subtle forms, even today. In the Introduction I define the term and ways of classification. Next is the History of eugenics starting from the ancient period, the introduction of eugenics by Francis Galton, the practice of eugenics as a state policy in various countries, and current eugenics (liberal eugenics). I then analyze various issues raised by the Ethics of Liberal Eugenics, and have developed a separate section for The Future of Eugenics, focusing on the Human Genome Project. Finally, in the Conclusions section I present my personal views on the current practice of eugenics.