Saving Human Rights from the Human Racists

originally published June 10, 2003

We need a global campaign for the right of all people to control their own body and mind

During a recent debate between Greg Stock and George Annas at Yale University, Annas insisted that the human species needed protecting from human enhancement. This is why, he says, he is proposing an international treaty to make cloning and inheritable genetic modifications “crimes against humanity.” Stock, in turn, says he doesn’t care about the species, in the abstract; he cares about people.

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Posted by  on  08/14  at  07:01 AM

What difference do you see between speciesism and what you call human-racism?

Posted by director  on  08/14  at  08:38 AM

Calling the human-racists "human-racists" annoys them a lot more than calling them speciesist. It also underlines the continuity with racism. Other than that, no, not much difference. I suppose an alien or an uplifted chimp could also be speciesist, whereas "human-racist" is a more narrow term.

Posted by  on  08/14  at  03:12 PM

Thanks for your answer. I see your point.

David

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