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Disability, Relational Equality, and the Expressivist Objection
The Hastings Center Report
|April 17, 2025
Summary
The expressivist objection claims disability-selective testing harms disabled individuals by expressing negative judgments. This paper explores if relational egalitarianism explains how these judgments constitute a wrong, despite limitations.
Area of Science:
- Bioethics
- Disability Studies
- Moral Philosophy
Background:
- The expressivist objection posits that prenatal testing for disabilities expresses negative judgments about individuals with disabilities.
- A key debate concerns whether these expressed judgments constitute a moral wrong to existing persons with disabilities.
Purpose of the Study:
- This paper investigates whether the expressivist objection, concerning disability-selective testing, successfully demonstrates that such testing wrongs persons with disabilities.
- It examines the conditions under which the expression of negative judgments can be considered a moral harm.
Main Methods:
- The study analyzes the philosophical literature on the expressivist objection to disability-selective testing.
- It draws upon concepts from relational egalitarianism to provide a framework for understanding how expressed judgments can be wronging.
Main Results:
- The success of the expressivist objection hinges on providing a coherent explanation for how persons with disabilities are wronged by negative judgments.
- Relational egalitarianism offers a potential, though not exhaustive, explanation for this wrong.
Conclusions:
- While relational egalitarianism can illuminate how negative judgments in disability-selective testing may wrong individuals, its application has limitations.
- Further philosophical inquiry is needed to fully address the ethical implications of disability-selective reproductive technologies.
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