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Biomedicine, Genetics and Disability: reflections on nursing and a philosophy of holism

University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252-33 Hobart, Tasmania, 7001, Australia

This article critically explores the notion of those sociopolitical spaces that are ‘disability’, ‘holism’ and ‘genetics’, arguing from the perspectives of someone who identifies as having a disability. Medical genetics is seen to reflect the ideology and dominant biomedical reductionist thought. In contrast with this, it is proposed that disability and health are inherently social. A nursing approach is seen to recognize the social and holistic nature of the human person and to present a critical reflection on the reductionistic applications of medical genetics.

Key Words: disability • genetics • holism • nursing • social

Nursing Ethics, Vol. 7, No. 3, 227-236 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/096973300000700305


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