Prenatal Testing
Praeger Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-0-89789-633-7 (ISBN)
Testing for genetic abnormalities has transformed pregnancy and motherhood, and the recent discoveries by the Human Genome Project affect us all. In this updated version of their important book with its new Afterword, the authors have incorporated the most recent prenatal testing information. Using their own research, the authors analyze the psycho-social and ethical implications of genetic testing. Among the issues discussed in the new Afterword are the spread of prenatal testing, the changing meanings of pregnancy, and the perils and promises of the Human Genome Project.
lker /f Aliza/b ALIZA KOLKER is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at George Mason University./e She is the author or editor of three previous books on health and policy issues. ke /f B. /i Meredith/b B. MEREDITH BURKE, a consulting demographer to major donor agencies overseas, has taught health and demographic policy courses at several universities./e Formerly with the international division of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, she was a visiting scholar at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, 1996-7. She has published extensively in professional journals and in the news media about genetics, health care and policy issues.
Foreword by Arthur L. Caplan
The Social Construction of Pregnancy
The Procedures
The Ethos of Nondirectiveness
The Genetic Counseling Session
Amniocentesis: The Early Years
Who Uses Prenatal Diagnosis Today
Assessing the Risks
Attitudes about Abortion
Abnormal Diagnosis and Termination
Fetal Sex Identification
Prenatal Testing and Competing Social Goals
Appendices
Afterword
References
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.8.1998 |
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 397 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Gynäkologie / Geburtshilfe |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-89789-633-5 / 0897896335 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-89789-633-7 / 9780897896337 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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