New
and not-so-new reproductive technologies permit prospective parents
to select for or against certain characteristics
in their future children, and advocates of such selection celebrate
these technologies as extensions of women's reproductive "choice," this
talk will argue that the interest in selecting children's characteristics
is troubling even for those committed to a pro-choice position on reproductive
freedom.
In conjuction with this lecture, we have compiled a bibliography
featuring books, journal articles, book reviews and websites by
and about the speaker.
Asch, Adrienne. Appearance-altering
surgery, children's sense of self, and parental love, In Parens,
Erik (ed.) Surgically shaping children: technology, ethics,
and the pursuit of normality, Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press,
2006. Available through Interlibrary
Loan.
Asch, Adrienne. Critical race theory,
feminism, and disability: reflections on social justice and personal
identity, In Smith, Bonnie G. & Hutchison, Beth (eds.) Gendering
disability, New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University
Press, 2004. HV1569.3.W65 G46
Asch, Adrienne. Genetics and employment: more
disability discrimination, In Murray, Thomas H., Rothstein,
Mark A. & Murray, Robert F. (eds.) The human genome
project and the future of health care, Bloomington:
Indiana University Press, 1996. Available at Dekalb
County Public Library and through Interlibrary
Loan.
Asch, Adrienne. Two cheers for conscience
exceptions, In Kaebnick, Gregory E. (ed.) Putting
children in charge: a broader view of competence, Garrison, NY: Hastings Center, 2006. Available through Interlibrary
Loan.
Asch, Adrienne. Prenatal diagnosis and selective
abortion: a challenge to practice and policy, In Alper,
Joseph S. (ed.) The double-edged helix: social implications
of genetics in a diverse society, Baltimore:
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. QH438.7 .D68
2002eb
Asch, Adrienne & Abelson, Patricia. Serving
workers through managed mental health care: the social work role, In Kurzman,
Paul A. & Akabas, Sheila H. (eds.) Work and
well-being: the occupational social work advantage, Washington, DC:
NASW Press, 1993. Available through Interlibrary
Loan.
Asch, Adrienne & Fine, Michelle. Moving disability
beyond "stigma", New York: Plenum, 1988. Available through Interlibrary
Loan.
Asch, Adrienne & Fine, Michelle. Nurturance,
sexuality, and women with disabilities: the example of women and
literature, In Davis, Lennard J. (ed.) The disability
studies reader, New York: Routledge, 1997.
HV1568 .D5696
Asch, Adrienne & Fine, Michelle. Shared dreams:
a left perspective on disability rights and reproductive rights, In
Fried, Marlene Gerber (ed.) From abortion to reproductive
freedom: transforming a movement, Boston, MA: South
End Press, 1990. Available through Interlibrary
Loan.
Asch, Adrienne & Geller, Gail. Feminism,
bioethics, and genetics, In Wolf, Susan M. (ed.) Feminism & bioethics:
beyond reproduction, New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. Available through Interlibrary
Loan.
Asch, Adrienne & McCarthy, Henry. Infusing
disability issues into the psychology curriculum, In Bronstein,
Phyllis Quina, Kathryn (eds.) Teaching gender and multicultural
awareness: resources for the psychology classroom, Washington,
DC: American Psychological Association, 2003. Available through Interlibrary
Loan.
Asch, Adrienne, Rousso, Harilyn & Jefferies, Taran. Beyond
pedestals: the lives of girls and women with disabilities, In
Rousso, Harilyn & Wehmeyer, Michael L. (eds.) Double
jeopardy: addressing gender equity in special education, Albany:
State University of New York Press, 2001. Available through Interlibrary
Loan.
Asch, Adrienne, Thomas, Rosemarie Garland & Longmore,
Paul K. Scholars, In Potok, Andrew (ed.) A
matter of dignity: changing the lives of the disabled, New
York: Bantam Books, 2002. HV1552.3 .P68 2002eb
Fine, Michelle & Asch, Adrienne. Women with
disabilities: essays in psychology, culture, and politics, Philadelphia: Temple
University Press, 1988. HV3021.W66 W68
Asch, Adrienne & Wasserman, David. Where
is the sin in synecdoche, In Wasserman, David, Wachbroit,
Robert Samuel & Bickenbach, Jerome Edmund.
(eds.) Quality of life and human difference: genetic testing,
health care, and disability, Cambridge, UK ; New York:
Cambridge University Press, 2005. Available through Interlibrary
Loan.
Parens, Erik & Asch, Adrienne. Prenatal testing
and disability rights, Washington, D.C : Georgetown University
Press, 2000. Available through Interlibrary
Loan.
Alderson, P. Prenatal
screening, ethics and down’s syndrome: a literature review. Nursing Ethics, Jul2001,
8 (4) 
Altman, Barbara M. Women
with disabilities: essays in psychology, culture & politics (Book). Contemporary Sociology, 5/1/90, 19 (3)
Asch, Adrienne. Big tent bioethics: toward an inclusive
and reasonable bioethics. Hastings Center Report, Nov/Dec2005,
35 (6)
Asch, Adrienne. Prenatal diagnosis and selective abortion:
a challenge to practice and policy. American Journal of Public
Health, Nov99, 89 (11)
Asch, Adrienne. Recognizing
death while affirming life: can end of life reform uphold a disabled
person's interest in continued
life? Hastings Center Report, Nov/Dec2005 Supplement, 35
Asch, Adrienne. Two cheers for conscience exceptions. Hastings Center Report, Nov/Dec2006, 36 (6)
Erwin, Elizabeth J. Prenatal testing and disability rights
(Book). Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness,
Dec2001, 95 (12)
Hehir, Thomas. Confronting
ableism. Educational
Leadership, Feb2007, 64 (5)
Hope, Tony & McMillan, John. Ethical
problems before conception. Lancet, 6/21/2003, 361 (9375)
Mahowald, Mary B. Prenatal
testing and disability rights / testing women, testing the fetus:
the social impact of amniocentesis
in America (Book). Hypatia, Summer2004, 19 (3)
Mclaughlin, Janice. Prenatal testing and disability rights
(Book). Disability & Society, Jan2002, 17 (1)
Murtagh, Ged M. The limits of reproductive decisions. Human Studies, Oct2004, 27 (4)
Newell, Christopher. Disability,
bioethics, and rejected knowledge. Journal of Medicine & Philosophy, Jun2006,
31 (3)
Parens, Erik & Asch, Adrienne. Disability
rights critique of prenatal genetic testing: reflections and recommendations. Mental
Retardation & Developmental
Disabilities Research Reviews, 2003, 9 (1)
Purdy, Laura. Prenatal
testing and disability rights (Book Review). Social Theory & Practice, Oct2001,
27 (4)
Rivera, Fernando. The double-edged helix: social implications
of genetics in a diverse society (Book). Contemporary Sociology, Jul2003,
32 (4)
Robinson, Walter. The boundaries of identity. Hastings
Center Report, Mar/Apr2002, 32 (2)
Savulescu, Julian. Deaf
lesbians, 'designer disability,' and the future of medicine. BMJ:
British Medical Journal, 10/5/2002, 325 ( 7367)
Tremain, Shelley. Reproductive
freedom, self-regulation, and the government of impairment in utero. Hypatia, Spring2006,
21 (2)
Weiss, Joan, Davidson, Mary E. & Asch, Adrienne. Objectives
and activities of the Genetic Alliance. American Journal of Public
Health, Sep2000, 90 (9)
