Reproductive medicine and the concept of 'quality'

Ayo Wahlberg

doi:10.1258/ce.2008.008033

Reproductive medicine and the concept of 'quality'

Authors:

Wahlberg, Ayo
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0000-0001-6862-5208
Institut for Antropologi, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Københavns Universitet

DOI:

10.1258/ce.2008.008033

Abstract:

Selection in reproductive medicine today relies on normative assessments of what ‘good life’ consists of. This paper explores the terms under which such assessments are made by focusing on three particular concepts of ‘quality’: quality of life, biological quality and population quality. It is suggested that the apparently conflicting hypes, hopes and fears that surround reproductive medicine can co-circulate because of the different forms of normative assessment that these concepts allow. To ensure clarity in bioethical deliberations about selection, it is necessary to highlight how these differing forms of assessment are mobilized and invoked in practices of and debates about reproductive medicine. Udgivelsesdato: November

Type:

Journal article

Language:

English

Published in:

Clinical Ethics, 2008, Vol 3, Issue 4, p. 189-193

Main Research Area:

Social science

Publication Status:

Published

Review type:

Peer Review

Submission year:

2008

Scientific Level:

Scientific

ID:

2193001563

Reproductive medicine and the concept of 'quality'

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