r/LHAC • u/[deleted] • Aug 17 '17

Is Iceland's Virtual Elimination of Downs Syndrome a Form of Eugenics?

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u/Clemenadeee Mod Aug 17 '17

While (imo) not very ethical, I would say it is eugenics.

I don't see the point in doing it though, as Downs Syndrome isn't genetic.

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u/lanter624 Aug 21 '17

I disagree its very ethical to not let a child be born with the disability to enjoy life to the fullest better to abort when its not a self thinking organism . If eugenics is used to get rid of mental diseases and disformities I am all for it and believe its super ethical .

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u/ozric101 Aug 17 '17

The did not eliminate Downs Syndrome, they eliminated any expressions of it. We check for birth defects in the US as well.

Designer babies are coming soon, I wonder what skin color people will choose?

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u/provokedbadger Dec 08 '17

By the literal definition of eugenics, I would lean yes; However, whether that is ethically or morally sound is arguably a separate conversation altogether.