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Deciding against disability: does the use of reproductive genetic technologies express disvalue for people with disabilities?

25 Mar 2010

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This paper focuses on one objection to the use of reproductive genetic technologies (RGTs): the argument known as the expressivist objection. According to this argument, the choice to use reproductive genetic technologies to prevent the birth of individuals with disabilities is an expression of disvalue for existing people with disability. Many have been persuaded by this impassioned perspective. This paper shows...

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PMID: 20338932
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2009.034645

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