Prenatal Testing: A Sociological Perspective

ISBN-13: 9780897893374 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 248 str.

Aliza Kolker; B. Meredith Burke; B. Meredith Burke

Opis

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.