Recently, in class, we watched the film “Gattaca.” The main themes of this film are eugenics, genetic discrimination, and genetic perfectionism. This topic is worthwhile to investigate due to it still being a relevant subject, and from the research I have collected, I can conclude that eugenics is not an ethical practice, and I am curious about its effects on society and the dangers that come with it.
Due to eugenics being an unethical practice, it harmed many innocent people, specifically those with disabilities. Eugenics is the idea/theory that, through selective breeding and prenatal genetic testing, we can create the “perfect” person, meaning that they have no disabilities, mental health issues, or health conditions. Because eugenics was …show more content…
This is a very provoking topic especially because people lost their lives over it and it makes me wonder did they even consider or check that these people had quality of life before killing them. And this just wasn't a problem in the past; today eugenics is still present in many medical practices and researchers are still studying things like “pre-implantation diagnosis, embryo selection, selective breeding and human enhancement through the use of genetic technologies” ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. This is harmful and unethical to do because even if you are disabled everyone deserves a chance at quality life.
From my gathered research it is very clear to say that eugenics is a harmful practice and ideology, this was a very easy conclusion to come to due to the abundance of research that I have found that opposes eugenics and its practices. Although there are still some places that support, promote and practice eugenics, it might not be as big and obvious as before but it very much still exists in this day
Due to eugenics being an unethical practice, it harmed many innocent people, specifically those with disabilities. Eugenics is the idea/theory that, through selective breeding and prenatal genetic testing, we can create the “perfect” person, meaning that they have no disabilities, mental health issues, or health conditions. Because eugenics was …show more content…
This is a very provoking topic especially because people lost their lives over it and it makes me wonder did they even consider or check that these people had quality of life before killing them. And this just wasn't a problem in the past; today eugenics is still present in many medical practices and researchers are still studying things like “pre-implantation diagnosis, embryo selection, selective breeding and human enhancement through the use of genetic technologies” ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. This is harmful and unethical to do because even if you are disabled everyone deserves a chance at quality life.
From my gathered research it is very clear to say that eugenics is a harmful practice and ideology, this was a very easy conclusion to come to due to the abundance of research that I have found that opposes eugenics and its practices. Although there are still some places that support, promote and practice eugenics, it might not be as big and obvious as before but it very much still exists in this day