Selecting Against Disability in the Liberal State: Choice, Equality, and the Limits of Neutrality (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781009843805)

Throughout the world, in liberal states, it is common to use prenatal selection techniques and procedures which can prevent the birth of a disabled child. A common assumption is that this practice is driven by individual choice, and that the state itself is neutral. If instead the state was not neutral, this would raise fears of eugenics. The purpose of this book is to test this common assumption. While there is extensive literature on the ethics of selecting against disability, this book proposes a different starting point based on an analysis of the state's position. Through an examination of liberal theory, and a review of concrete examples of state practice, it sheds new light on our society's commitment to the equality of disabled people and the equality of women.

Author: Heloise Robinson
ISBN-10: 100984380X
ISBN-13: 9781009843805
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/27/2026
Pages: 266
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d