Genetic Responsibility
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4684-2120-0 (ISBN)
I. Progress and Problems in Medical Genetics.- Medical Genetics: Progress and Problems.- Genetic Evaluation of the Human Fetus in Utero: Present and Future Perspectives.- In Vitro Fertilization and its Uses in Animals and Man.- Progress in Medical Genetics: Legal Problems.- Discussion.- II. Counseling and Screening: Choosing Our Children’s Genes.- Choosing My Children’s Genes: Genetic Counseling.- Genetic Counseling: Some Psychological Considerations.- Down’s Syndrome in the Family: A Personal Perspective.- The Right to Choose or To Ignore.- Discussion.- III. Choosing Our Children’s Genes: Impact on Society.- The Moral Threat of Personal Medicine.- Genetics, Choice and Society.- Choosing Our Children’s Genes.- Ethical Issues in Genetic Choices.- Discussion.- IV. How can Society’s Decision-Making Institutions be Made to Face the Long-Term Consequences of Individual Genetic Choices?.- Societal Mechanisms to Cope with the Application of Advances in the New Biology.- The Regulation of Genetic Engineering.- Judicial Roles in Genetic Decision-Making.- Congressional Interest in the Ethical Problems of Biomedical Technology.- Discussion.- V. Editors’ Perspective.- Choosing Our Children’s Genes: On the Need to Learn How People Choose.- VI. Suggestions for Further Reading.- Contributors.- Discussants.
Zusatzinfo | X, 176 p. |
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Verlagsort | New York, NY |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer |
Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete | |
Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Humangenetik | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4684-2120-4 / 1468421204 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4684-2120-0 / 9781468421200 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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