{"id":8877,"date":"2019-02-08T16:15:37","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T00:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=8877"},"modified":"2023-01-22T15:00:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T23:00:18","slug":"can-conscientious-objection-lead-to-eugenic-practices-against-lgbt-individuals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=8877","title":{"rendered":"Can conscientious objection lead to eugenic practices against LGBT individuals?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Toni C. Saad, Daniel Rodger <\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"174\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bioethics.jpg\" alt=\"Bioethics\" class=\"wp-image-11050\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bioethics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><br>In a recent article in this journal, Abram Brummett argues that new and future assisted reproductive technologies will provide challenging ethical questions relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons. Brummett notes that it is likely that some clinicians may wish to conscientiously object to offering assisted reproductive technologies to LGBT couples on moral or religious grounds, and argues that such appeals to conscience should be constrained. We argue that Brummett&#8217;s case is unsuccessful because he: does not adequately interact with his opponents\u2019 views; equivocates on the meaning of &#8216;natural&#8217;; fails to show that the practice he opposes is eugenic in any non-trivial sense; and fails to justify and explicate the relevance of the naturalism he proposes. We do not argue that conscience protections should exist for those objecting to providing LGBT people with artificial reproductive technologies, but only   show that Brummett&#8217;s arguments are insufficient to prove that they should not.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Saad C, Rodger D.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/bioe.12557\">Can conscientious objection lead to eugenic practices against LGBT individuals?<\/a>  Bioethics; 2019 Feb 08                      <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toni C. Saad, Daniel Rodger AbstractIn a recent article in this journal, Abram Brummett argues that new and future assisted reproductive technologies will provide challenging ethical questions relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons. Brummett notes that it is likely that some clinicians may wish to conscientiously object to offering assisted reproductive technologies &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=8877\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Can conscientious objection lead to eugenic practices against LGBT individuals?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,17,2],"tags":[1243],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-8877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artificial-reproduction","category-eugenics-genetics","category-journal-article","tag-toni-c-saad"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>Can conscientious objection lead to eugenic 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