Beautiful unwanted, the: down syndrome in myth, memoir, and bioethics
Auteur :
Kaposy, Chris
Éditeur :
McGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN :
9780228019008
Date de publication :
15 oct. 2023
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Canada
Chris Kaposy reflects on parenting his son with Down syndrome in the midst of a supposed disappearance of people with this condition. Writing from a pro-choice, disability-positive perspective, Kaposy presents decades-old bioethical controversies, revealing the prehistory that has shaped current attitudes toward intellectual disability.