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Courtesy of http://www.lifeissues.net/ The European contingent of Disabled Peoples International (DPI Europe) released a position statement in November on the new human genetics. DPI is an international human rights organization committed to the protection of disabled people’s rights. The statement addresses the threats to people with disabilities posed by developments in human genetics, including the increasing use of prenatal screening and pre–implantation diagnosis. “Human genetics poses a threat to us because while cures and palliatives are promised, what is actually being offered are genetic tests for characteristics perceived as undesirable,” the statement says.” Our perceived value and role as well as our human rights are continually diminished by the questionable medical ideas and discriminatory attitudes spawned by the new genetics... “We repudiate the utilitarian ideology which informs much of the new human genetics, particularly the assumption that society would be better off without the inconvenience and expense of disabled people. In contrast, we want to see all clinical practice based on strong principles of justice, ethics and non–discrimination with a respect for diversity, autonomy and fully informed choice.” The DPI statement includes a list of 10 demands about the future of the new human genetics. These include strict regulation of human genetic techniques; non–directive, rights–based genetic counseling; support for all children and celebration of human diversity; representation of disabled peoples on all human genetics advisory and regulatory bodies; and protection of disabled people from discrimination and violation through medical intervention. The full text of the DPI statement can be viewed at: http://www.dpieurope.org/htm/bioethics/dpsngfullreport.htm. |
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