Feminist: cures haven’t come, but eugenic(s)…expanded.

Now we have a clear description of the truth about genetic diagnosis, prenatal screening, and abortion. It’s far too likely to be the story of the near future of genetics, “regenerative medicine,” and all those up and coming forms of unethical, destructive research to “improve” the human genome.

Thanks to the email list of Dianne N. Irving, Ph.D. (a human embryologist and ethicist), here’s an interview at the Center for Bioethics and Culture (watch out for the virtual hostess – or could she be “docent”)), between the founder of the CBC, Jennifer Lahl, and M.L. Tina Stevens and Diane Beeson.

From Beeson:

When I was younger I believed the confident predictions of the geneticists that selective abortion was merely a temporary solution; within a few years we would have cures for all these conditions and we would not be practicing prenatal eugenics. The fact is the cures haven’t come, but the eugenic functions of reproductive genetics have expanded. For example, I learned years ago that we could eliminate most neural tube defects by addressing folic acid (a B vitamin) deficiencies in women. We chose instead to put our resources into massive prenatal screening programs throughout the country.

Thank you, Ms. Beeson.