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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464090603321

Autore

Milligan Eleanor

Titolo

The ethics of consent and choice in prenatal screening [[electronic resource] /] / by Eleanor Milligan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2011

ISBN

1-283-14222-8

1-4438-2768-1

9786613142221

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (252 p.)

Disciplina

174.29824

618.32

Soggetti

Prenatal diagnosis - Moral and ethical aspects

Informed consent (Medical law) - Moral and ethical aspects

Genetic screening - Moral and ethical aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; EPILOGUE; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Increasingly, notions of individual autonomy, personal ""choice"" and preference have become woven into our reproductive expectations. With respect to prenatal screening, the choices sought, offered or denied are shaped and interpreted through a range of so