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Reconciling Liberty And Equality In The Debate Over Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis, Jessica Knouse
Reconciling Liberty And Equality In The Debate Over Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis, Jessica Knouse
Jessica A. Knouse
This article draws on postmodern theory to develop a framework for analyzing situations in which liberty and equality appear to conflict. It uses the debate over non-therapeutic preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) as an example. While PGD is, at present, almost entirely unregulated within the United States, there seems to be relative consensus that “therapeutic” or “medical” trait selection – e.g., selection against certain genetic and chromosomal disorders – should per permitted. There is, however, substantial disagreement as to whether “non-therapeutic” trait selection – e.g., selection based on parental preference for a particular sex, disability, eye color, hair color, or skin …
Restructuring The Labor Market To Democratize The Public Forum, Jessica A. Knouse
Restructuring The Labor Market To Democratize The Public Forum, Jessica A. Knouse
Jessica A. Knouse
Restructuring the Labor Market to Democratize the Public Forum makes the provocative argument that the identities we construct in the labor market prevent us from creating a democratic public forum. The labor market, where we spend most of our time as adults, wields tremendous influence over our identities, yet its influences are deeply undemocratic. Employers work to create hierarchy and ideological conformity – through many mechanisms, including sex-based pay scales and stereotypes – rather than to promote equality and ideological diversity. When employer-created hierarchies and ideologies are internalized and reproduced within the public forum, they diminish the possibility of democratic …