Genetic counseling as eugenics procedure: a reflection related to bioethical principles and fundamental rights

Authors

  • Paulo Henrique Burg Conti Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/rbd2015.33.11563

Keywords:

eugenics, genetic counseling, bioethics, fundamental rights

Abstract

This paper aims to characterize the use of procedures of genetic counseling with eugenic discriminatory purposes as violation of fundamental principles and rights. Considering the need to address the bioethical principles and fundamental rights such as human dignity, non-discrimination and responsible parenthood. Through a deductive reasoning, we study the eugenics concepts, as well as the procedure of genetic counseling and bioethical principles and fundamental rights involved, seeking to demonstrate that the selection of genetic traits with non-therapeutic purposes is an affront to ethically responsible actions.

Author Biography

Paulo Henrique Burg Conti, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Licenciado en Derecho, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Especialista en Ciencias Penales, Magister Scientiae y Doctorando en Ciencias Criminales, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul. Abogado. Profesor de Derecho en el American College of Brazilian Studies.

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How to Cite

Burg Conti, P. H. (2015). Genetic counseling as eugenics procedure: a reflection related to bioethical principles and fundamental rights. Revista De Bioética Y Derecho, (33), 44–56. https://doi.org/10.1344/rbd2015.33.11563

Issue

2015: Núm. 33 - mar

Section

General section

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