Artificial insemination and eugenics: celibate motherhood, eutelegenesis and germinal choice

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 211-221

  Richards, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Celibate motherhood; Eugenics; Eutelegenesis; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; AUSTRALIA; CLONING; DECISION MAKING; FRANCE; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL GENETICS; POLITICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALIA; CALIFORNIA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CLONING, ORGANISM; ETHICS, MEDICAL; EUGENICS; FRANCE; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; GENETICS, MEDICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; POLITICS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE;

EID: 44449140958     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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