Parental Responsibility In The Context Of Neuroscience And Genetics (international Library Of Ethics, Law, And The New Medicine)
by Kristien Hens /
2017 / English / EPUB
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Should parents aim to make their children as
Should parents aim to make their children asnormal
normal as
possible to increase their chances to “fit in”? Are neurological
and mental health conditions a part of children’s identity and if
so, should parents aim to remove or treat these? Should they aim
to instill self-control in their children? Should prospective
parents take steps to insure that, of all the children they could
have, they choose the ones with the best likely start in life?
as
possible to increase their chances to “fit in”? Are neurological
and mental health conditions a part of children’s identity and if
so, should parents aim to remove or treat these? Should they aim
to instill self-control in their children? Should prospective
parents take steps to insure that, of all the children they could
have, they choose the ones with the best likely start in life?This volume explores all of these questions and more. Against
the background of recent findings and expected advances in
neuroscience and genetics, the extent and limits of parental
responsibility are increasingly unclear. Awareness of the effects
of parental choices on children’s wellbeing, as well as evolving
norms about the moral status of children, have further increased
expectations from (prospective) parents to take up and act on their
changing responsibilities.
This volume explores all of these questions and more. Against
the background of recent findings and expected advances in
neuroscience and genetics, the extent and limits of parental
responsibility are increasingly unclear. Awareness of the effects
of parental choices on children’s wellbeing, as well as evolving
norms about the moral status of children, have further increased
expectations from (prospective) parents to take up and act on their
changing responsibilities.
The contributors discuss conceptual issues such as the meaning
and sources of moral responsibility, normality, treatment, and
identity. They also explore more practical issues such as how
responsibility for children is practiced in Yoruba culture in
Nigeria or how parents and health professionals in Belgium
perceive the dilemmas generated by prenatal diagnosis.
The contributors discuss conceptual issues such as the meaning
and sources of moral responsibility, normality, treatment, and
identity. They also explore more practical issues such as how
responsibility for children is practiced in Yoruba culture in
Nigeria or how parents and health professionals in Belgium
perceive the dilemmas generated by prenatal diagnosis.
