Brave new love: The threat of high-tech “conversion” therapy and the bio-oppression of sexual minorities
Our understanding of the neurochemical bases of human love and attachment, as well as of the genetic, epigenetic, hormonal, and experiential factors that conspire to shape an individual's sexual orientation, is increasing exponentially. This research raises the vexing possibility that we may on...
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2014
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| description | Our understanding of the neurochemical bases of human love and attachment, as well as of the genetic, epigenetic, hormonal, and experiential factors that conspire to shape an individual's sexual orientation, is increasing exponentially. This research raises the vexing possibility that we may one day be equipped to modify such variables directly, allowing for the creation of "high-tech" conversion therapies or other suspect interventions. In this article, we discuss the ethics surrounding such a possibility, and call for the development of legal and procedural safeguards for protecting vulnerable children from the application of such technology. We also consider the more difficult case of voluntary, adult "conversion" and argue that in rare cases, such attempts might be permissible under strict conditions. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:a4f30f21-cca9-446b-af19-ccb7a012cafb2022-03-27T02:37:08ZBrave new love: The threat of high-tech “conversion” therapy and the bio-oppression of sexual minoritiesJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:a4f30f21-cca9-446b-af19-ccb7a012cafbEnglishSymplectic ElementsTaylor and Francis2014Earp, BDSandberg, ASavulescu, JOur understanding of the neurochemical bases of human love and attachment, as well as of the genetic, epigenetic, hormonal, and experiential factors that conspire to shape an individual's sexual orientation, is increasing exponentially. This research raises the vexing possibility that we may one day be equipped to modify such variables directly, allowing for the creation of "high-tech" conversion therapies or other suspect interventions. In this article, we discuss the ethics surrounding such a possibility, and call for the development of legal and procedural safeguards for protecting vulnerable children from the application of such technology. We also consider the more difficult case of voluntary, adult "conversion" and argue that in rare cases, such attempts might be permissible under strict conditions. |
| spellingShingle | Earp, BD Sandberg, A Savulescu, J Brave new love: The threat of high-tech “conversion” therapy and the bio-oppression of sexual minorities |
| title | Brave new love: The threat of high-tech “conversion” therapy and the bio-oppression of sexual minorities |
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