Prenatal Testing: A Sociological Perspective - Couverture rigide

Burke, B. M.; Kolker, Aliza

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0897893379 ISBN 13 : 9780897893374

Editeur : Praeger Publishers Inc, 1994

Synopsis

Prenatal testing for genetic abnormalities has transformed pregnancy and motherhood. Using sociological research, this book analyzes the social-psychological and ethical implications of invasive prenatal testing, particularly CVS and amniocentesis. Among the issues covered are changes in the genetic counseling profession and in client demographics; the challenge of nondirective genetic counseling; decisions on testing and on which test to have; the timing and risks of the procedures; abortion and grief; the ethics of sex selection; potential uses and abuses of genetic knowledge; and policy and ethical implications.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

ALIZA KOLKER is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at George Mason University. She is the author or editor of three previous books on health and policy issues.

MEREDITH BURKE, a consulting demographer to major donor agencies overseas, has taught health and demographic policy courses at several universities. 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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Praeger Publishers Inc
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0897893379
• ISBN 13: 9780897893374
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 248
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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