The social nature of disability, disease and genetics: a response to Gillam, Persson, Holtug, Draper and Chadwick

The dominance of the biomedically informed view of disability generics, and diagnosis is explored. An understanding of the social nature of disability and genetics, especially, in terms of oppression, adds a richer dimension to an understanding of ethical issues pertaining to generics. This is,much wider than the limited question of whether or not such technology discrimin ates. Instead it is proposed that such technology will perpetuate the oppre ssion and control of people with disability especially, if the knowledge of people with disability is not utilised in<SUP></SUP> bioethical debates.