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Cochlear Implants and the Claims of Culture? A Response to Lane and Grodin
- Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 7, Number 3, September 1997
- pp. 253-258
- 10.1353/ken.1997.0022
- Article
- Additional Information
Because I reject the notion that physical characteristics constitute cultural membership, I argue that, even if the claim were persuasive that deafness is a culture rather than a disability, there is no reason to fault hearing parents who choose cochlear implants for their deaf children.