Genetic Dilemmas

Reproductive Technologies, Parental Choices and Children's Futures

Dena S. Davis (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

2001
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-92408-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Looks at genetic ethics, as well as the ethics of parenthood in the light of increased access to genetic technology.

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In Genetic Dilemmas and the Child's Right to an Open Future, Davis examines perplexing medical cases as a means to discussion of ethical dilemmas raised by the availability of new reproductive technologies.

Autor

Dena S. Davis is a professor at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University, and the 2000-2001 SmithKline Beecham Fellow in Genetics and the Law at the Center for the Study of Law, Science and Technology at Arizona State University.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. The Ethics and Ethos of Genetic Counselling 2. A Short Discussion of Harm 3. Choosing for Disability 4. Childhood Testing for Genetic Traits 5. Sex Selection 6. Cloning Humans Conclusion

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.1.2001
• Reihe/Serie: Reflective Bioethics
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 152 x 229 mm
• Gewicht: 363 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Humangenetik
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• ISBN-10: 0-415-92408-1 / 0415924081
• ISBN-13: 978-0-415-92408-5 / 9780415924085
• Zustand: Neuware