Parental Responsibility in the Context of Neuroscience and Genetics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

Should parents aim to make their children as 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? 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.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, 69
Release date:	2017
First published:	2017
Editors:	Kristien Hens • Daniela Cutas • Dorothee Horstkoetter
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	246
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-42832-1
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical ethics Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Medical genetics Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Neurosciences Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > General Promotions
LSN:	3-319-42832-2
Barcode:	9783319428321

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