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For the Love of Annie

Spirit of our Time wrote 16 hours ago: There’s a recent interview with Barb Farlow up at Bloom–Parenting Kids with Disabilities … more →

Tags: ableism, Annie Farlow, Bioethics, Differential treatment, Disability Rights, Eugenics, Families, History of eugenics, Human kinds

What Sorts course3 comments

Spirit of our Time wrote 2 weeks ago: I’ll be teaching a fairly large, mixed grad / undergrad seminar this coming semester as an eth … more →

Tags: Education, enhancement, ethics, Families, Feminism, health, Human Futures, Human kinds, Human Nature

Estrangement, Is It Hazardous To Your Health?

Fiona wrote 3 weeks ago: I’ve been having a rough couple of months in respect to some health issues and these problems … more →

Tags: Family Estrangement Topics, family estrangement, Health Issues, Doctor, Specialist, personal medical history, family medical history, Tests, screenings

Cognitive Disability and its Challenge to Moral Philosophy

Spirit of our Time wrote 1 month ago: Readers of the blog who followed our Thinking in Action series of blog posts on the above-named conf … more →

Tags: Peer reviewed papers, Families, enhancement, Norms and normalcy, Marginalization, Eugenics, stigmatization, Bioethics, Cognitive Disability

Triple-marker prenatal screening program for chromosomal defects.

patoconnor wrote 3 months ago: Triple-marker prenatal screening program for chromosomal defects. Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Jul Kazerouni … more →

Tags: health, genetic disorders, Trisomy Disorders, chromosome disorder, Down Syndrome, trisomy 18, California triple screen, TURNER SYNDROME, triploidy

The First Trimester Screen as Part of Prenatal Testing

Amanda Strosahl wrote 4 months ago: The First Trimester Screen is a highly accurate, non-invasive prenatal test that uses the combinatio … more →

Tags: Health & Wellness, first trimester screen, First Trimester Screening, prenatal screen tests, prenatal screening for birth defects, screening for down syndrome, prenatal down syndrome

Modern Pursuit: Discussion

Spirit of our Time wrote 5 months ago: The final captioned videos from The Modern Pursuit of Human Perfection: questions from audience memb … more →

Tags: Disability, Discrimination, Families, Eugenics, medical genetics, Bioethics, moral agency, Community-University, Medical Interventions

Vehmas and Sobsey commentaries: now captioned

Spirit of our Time wrote 6 months ago: Below are the short commentaries–now closed captioned–delivered by Professors Simo Vehma … more →

Tags: Disability, Families, Marginalization, Children, Eugenics, stigmatization, medical genetics, Bioethics, Community-University

Modern Pursuit of Human Perfection talks: now captioned1 comment

Spirit of our Time wrote 6 months ago: In October 2008, the What Sorts Network and the “From Archives to Activism” project in t … more →

Tags: Development Genetics, Disability, Families, Children, Eugenics, medical genetics, Community-University, conference report, Medical Interventions

Kristina Chew on Eugenics, Fear and Pain

Spirit of our Time wrote 7 months ago: Kristina Chew on autism at change.org, writing in response to her son Charlie’s new neurologis … more →

Tags: Disability, Families, Eugenics, medical genetics, Autism, Medical Interventions, Reproductive Rights, Down Syndrome, parental choice

Chromosomal microarray analysis, newgenics, and Annie Farlow6 comments

Spirit of our Time wrote 8 months ago: A recent news item in the Canadian Medical Association Journal by Roger Collier, Prenatal DNA test r … more →

Tags: Eugenics, Canadian History, medical genetics, reproductive tech, Bioethics, Human Futures, neurodiversity, Medical Interventions, Life and Death

Philosophy, Eugenics and Disability in Alberta and Places North - Simo Vehmas Part 3

In Darkest Night wrote 9 months ago: On October 25, 2008, the What Sorts Network hosted a public symposium to examine, well, philosophy, … more →

Tags: ethics, History, Families, Eugenics, History of eugenics, Bioethics, Applied Ethics, Moral Philosophy, health

Philosophy, Eugenics & Disability in Alberta and Places North - Dick Sobsey Parts 3 & 4

In Darkest Night wrote 9 months ago: On October 25, 2008, the What Sorts Network hosted a public symposium to examine, well, philosophy, … more →

Tags: General, Development Genetics, Disability, Discrimination, Families, Children, Eugenics, Canadian History, Population Control

Disability, Individual Autonomy, and Systematic Devaluation

Spirit of our Time wrote 10 months ago: [This is the thirteenth post in a series highlighting a public dialogue held at the University of Al … more →

Tags: Disability, Families, Marginalization, Eugenics, History of eugenics, reproductive tech, Bioethics, Community-University, Conference podcast

Going Underground and True Choice1 comment

Spirit of our Time wrote 10 months ago: [This is the twelfth post in a series highlighting a public dialogue held at the University of Alber … more →

Tags: Families, Marginalization, Eugenics, Canadian History, History of eugenics, reproductive tech, Bioethics, Human kinds, Community-University

The Denial of Parenthood and Selective Abortion2 comments

Spirit of our Time wrote 10 months ago: [This is the eleventh post in a series highlighting a public dialogue held at the University of Albe … more →

Tags: Families, Marginalization, Bioethics, Community-University, Conference podcast, Reproductive Rights, TransGeneration, Family planning, Disability Rights

Vulnerability, trust, and confrontation

Spirit of our Time wrote 10 months ago: [This is the ninth post in a series highlighting a public dialogue held at the University of Alberta … more →

Tags: Disability, Families, Children, History of eugenics, Bioethics, Human kinds, Community-University, Conference podcast, Medical Interventions

Decisions and Dishonesty in Medicine

Spirit of our Time wrote 10 months ago: [This is the seventh post in a series highlighting a public dialogue held at the University of Alber … more →

Tags: Disability, Families, Children, Community-University, Conference podcast, Medical Interventions, Infants, Reproductive Rights, Community Outreach

Bioethical reflections on disability, medicine, and family life2 comments

Spirit of our Time wrote 10 months ago: [This is the sixth post in a series highlighting a public dialogue held at the University of Alberta … more →

Tags: Disability, Families, Children, Bioethics, Persons, Community-University, Conference podcast, Medical Interventions, Infants


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