The document summarizes Joan Rothschild's book "The Dream of the Perfect Child" which traces the historical intersection of science, technology, medicine and the ideology of human perfectibility from the Enlightenment to today. It discusses how eugenics movements of the past have been incorporated into modern reproductive medicine through genetics and the quest for the "perfect child". While clinical practice focuses on individual medical decisions, the book argues that societal eugenic concerns still influence genetic counseling and reproductive medicine.