Leading Canadian bio-ethicist Margaret Somerville is an incisive critical thinker and a passionate spokesperson who raises important questions about the nature of human life, the human yearning for perfection and the trajectory of scientific research today. In May 2004, she addressed Canadian L’Arche leaders. Her lecture, “Technoscience and Perfectionism: Eliminating People with Disabilities,” and a telephone interview are the
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