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Liberal eugenics: In defence of human enhancement

Nicholas Agar Malden Blackwell publishing; 2004 ISBN 1-4051-2309-7 (paperback)

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

    Peter Hobbins (Master of Medical Humanities Candidate)

  2. Bioethics Centre, University of Otago, New Zealand

    Lynley Anderson

  3. Haemophilia Foundation, New Zealand

    Nikki Cunningham

  4. Haemophilia Foundation of New Zealand, New Zealand

    Mike Carnahan (Immediate Past President)

  5. Department of Anthropology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Julie Park

  6. Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

    Justin Denholm

  7. Medical Ethics School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia

    Christopher Newell PhD (Associate Professor)

  8. University of Papua New Guinea Previously Consultant Haematologist, Newcastle, NSW (1986-1998)

    Jean McPherson

  9. Haemophilia Service at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Newcastle, NSW (1986-1998)

    Jean McPherson

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Hobbins, P., Anderson, L., Cunningham, N. et al. Liberal eugenics: In defence of human enhancement. J. Bioethical Inquiry 2, 106–115 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02448849

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