Metodo

International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

Book | Chapter

225753

Only connect

Luhmann and bioethics

Sharon Persaud

pp. 135-149

Abstract

This chapter is a Luhmannian reading of some early ethical writings about 'saviour siblings"; that is, where children with serious medical disorders are treated by tissue transplanted from a sibling, where the embryo-that-becomes-the-sibling has been genetically screened and selected before implantation to ensure that it is a donor-compatible tissue match. It is the first, and so far the only, instance of the 'screening in" of desirable genetic characteristics allowed within the UK regulatory framework.

Publication details

Published in:

la Cour Anders, Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos Andreas (2013) Luhmann observed: radical theoretical encounters. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.

Pages: 135-149

DOI: 10.1057/9781137015297_7

Full citation:

Persaud Sharon (2013) „Only connect: Luhmann and bioethics“, In: A. La Cour & A. Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos (eds.), Luhmann observed, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 135–149.