Ethics and Human Genetics: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Ethics and Human Genetics: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
ISBN-10
3540192247
ISBN-13
9783540192244
Category
Medical
Pages
536
Language
English
Published
1989-08-10
Publisher
Springer
Authors
Dorothy C. Wertz, John C. Fletcher

Description

Based in part on a survey of ethical decision-marking among 682 medical geneticists worldwide, this book includes a chapter authored by a geneticistand an ethicist in 19 nations, describing genetic services, counselling, screening, prenatal diagnosis, and major ethical problems and social controversies faced by geneticists. The concluding chapter describes ethical and policy issues that exist worldwide, and offerssome possible resolutions.

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