title: Are attempts to have impaired children justifiable?
abstract: In a recent case, artificial insemination was employed by a couple in an attempt to ensure the birth of a deaf child. In response to this, I argue that individuals should not be allowed to select for or against deafness. While I establish that preferences for deaf children can be inherently just, allowing individuals to secure these preferences may have unacceptable consequences for existing persons who are deaf. I show that these follow even granting this couple's contestable understanding of the deaf as a minority group.
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000941:ethics; D002755:Choice Behavior / Q000941:ethics*; D003638:Deafness; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States
keywords: Analytical Approach; Genetics and Reproduction