Vizcarrondo Felipe E
University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.
Linacre Q. 2014 Aug;81(3):239-43. doi: 10.1179/2050854914Y.0000000021.
Supporters of human enhancement through genetic and other reproductive technologies claim that the new liberal eugenics, based on science and individual consent differs from the old eugenics which was unscientific and coercive. Supporters claim it is the parent's moral obligation to produce the best children possible. At this time, a defective gene that is identified in an unborn child cannot be repaired. To prevent the manifestation of the undesirable trait the unborn child is destroyed. The arguments in support of human enhancement are based on an ethic of consequence that could allow for nearly any means as long as the desired end is reached. Medical enhancement may affect the parent-child family unit; the parents' love for the child may be conditioned on the expected results. The new eugenics, although based on science, continues to pursue the same goal as the old eugenics, the development of a superior individual and the elimination of those considered inferior.
支持通过基因技术及其他生殖技术来提升人类的人宣称，基于科学和个人同意的新自由主义优生学不同于过去不科学且强制的优生学。支持者称，生育尽可能优秀的孩子是父母的道德义务。目前，未出生胎儿身上识别出的缺陷基因无法修复。为防止不良特征显现，未出生的胎儿会被打掉。支持人类提升的论点基于一种后果伦理，即只要能实现预期目标，几乎可以允许任何手段。医学提升可能会影响亲子家庭单元；父母对孩子的爱可能会以预期结果为条件。新优生学尽管基于科学，但仍在追求与旧优生学相同的目标，即培养出更优越的个体并淘汰那些被认为低等的个体。
