INTRODUCTION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vii
4. A NOTE ON THE TEXT viii
5. ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ix
6. INTRODUCTION 1
7. THE HISTORY OF EUGENICS 15
8. GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO EUGENIC PROCEDURES 35
9. GENERAL ETHICAL DISCUSSION 117
10. ARGUMENTS SUPPORTING THE NEW EUGENICS 120
11. ARGUMENTS OPPOSING THE NEW EUGENICS 133
12. CONCLUSION 184
13. APPENDIX I Past and Present Personalities Supporting Eugenic Policies 196
14. APPENDIX II Scottish Council on Human Bioethics Recommendations on Eugenics 205
15. GLOSSARY 207
16. BIBLIOGRAPHY 212
17. INDEX 229