Reproductive medicine and the concept of 'quality'

Ayo Wahlberg

doi:10.1258/ce.2008.008033

Reproductive medicine and the concept of 'quality'

Ayo Wahlberg

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Abstract

Selection in reproductive medicine today relies on normativeassessments of what ‘good life’ consists of. Thispaper explores the terms under which such assessments are madeby focusing on three particular concepts of ‘quality’:quality of life, biological quality and population quality.It is suggested that the apparently conflicting hypes, hopesand fears that surround reproductive medicine can co-circulatebecause of the different forms of normative assessment thatthese concepts allow. To ensure clarity in bioethical deliberationsabout selection, it is necessary to highlight how these differingforms of assessment are mobilized and invoked in practices ofand debates about reproductive medicine.
Udgivelsesdato: November

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Clinical Ethics
Vol/bind	3
Udgave nummer	4
Sider (fra-til)	189-193
Antal sider	5
ISSN	1477-7509
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1258/ce.2008.008033
Status	Udgivet - 2008

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