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Technologies of Sex Selection and Prenatal Diagnosis

Author : Canada. Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies
Publisher : Canadian Government Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Technologies of Sex Selection and Prenatal Diagnosis written by Canada. Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies and published by Canadian Government Publishing. This book was released on 1993 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research report covers the ethical issues of prenatal diagnosis for predictive testing for genetic disorders of late onset; the psychosocial aspects of prenatal testing for Huntington disease; screening for genetic susceptibilities to common diseases; screening for gender and the prospective uses of sex selection; attitudes of genetic counsellors relating to prenatal diagnosis of sex for non-medical reasons; preimplantation diagnosis; and current status for and prospects of somatic and germ line gene therapy. The report also includes a bibliography on preferences for the sex of one's children, and attitudes concerning sex preselection.

Prenatal Genetic Testing Technology

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Prenatal Genetic Testing Technology written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Selective Reproduction in the 21st Century

Author : Ayo Wahlberg
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319582208
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book Selective Reproduction in the 21st Century written by Ayo Wahlberg and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-12 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how conditions for childbearing are changing in the 21st century under the impact of new biomedical technologies. Selective reproductive technologies (SRTs) - technologies that aim to prevent or promote the birth of particular kinds of children – are increasingly widespread across the globe. Wahlberg and Gammeltoft bring together a collection of essays providing unique ethnographic insights on how SRTs are made available within different cultural, socio-economic and regulatory settings and how people perceive and make use of these new possibilities as they envision and try to form their future lives. Topics covered include sex-selective abortions, termination of pregnancies following detection of fetal anomalies during prenatal screening, the development of preimplantation genetic diagnosis techniques as well as the screening of potential gamete donors by egg agencies and sperm banks. This is invaluable reading for scholars of medical anthropology, medical sociology and science and technology studies, as well as for the fields of gender studies, reproductive health and genetic disease research.

Sex Selection of Children

Author : Neil G. Bennett
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323158250
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Sex Selection of Children written by Neil G. Bennett and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sex Selection of Children explores the strategies used to control the sex of children, the conditions under which a couple would employ a given technique, and the technology to achieve their desired family composition. It also considers the social consequences of sex-selection techniques, the legal factors that might impinge on the use of such a technology, and the ethical considerations associated with its use. Organized into 10 chapters, this book begins with an overview of some of the more humorous past approaches to sex selection. It then discusses the effects of sex selection on fertility, sex selection by means of amniocentesis and selective abortion, and the theorized link between the timing of fertilization and the sex ratio of offspring. A chapter considers a decision-making model that describes the use of sex-selection techniques by couples who wish to have a specific number of children over their entire childbearing period, while another chapter analyzes the economics of sex preference and selection. The remaining chapters address the parental preferences about the sexes of their offspring in different societies, the legal aspects of prenatal sex selection, a moral policy for sex choice, and the ethics and public policy on sex choice. This book is a valuable resource for specialists involved in fields ranging from sociology and economics to biology, public health, law, and ethics.

Genetic Dilemmas

Author : Dena Davis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199705682
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Genetic Dilemmas written by Dena Davis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What limits the genetic choices parents make for their children? Is it okay to select the sex of our children, or for deaf parents to select deaf children? In this second edition of Genetic Dilemmas, Davis argues that parental reproductive autonomy should be limited by respect for the future autonomy of the children created by these measures. Praise for the first edition: "A thoughtful, timely and comprehensive look at genetics in the modern era by a recognized scholar of both their legal and humanistic implications. An excellent read!" -R. Alta Charo, Professor of Law and Medical Ethics, University of Wisconsin- Madison. "Dena Davis has been the most consistent and important voice insisting that we take seriously the concept of each child's right to an open future, and what respecting that right would mean for new technologies in genetics and reproduction. This engaging new book is the work of a thoughtful and humane scholar, and deserves a broad readership." -Thomas H. Murray, President of The Hastings Center "Dena Davis offers an engaging, informative and provocative argument in Genetic Dilemmas. Her primary accomplishment is to draw much-needed attention to the interests of the child in reproductive decision-making...she has succeeded admirably." -Mary Terrell White, Medical Humanities Review "People now face a dizzying array of choices about reproduction-from sex selection to cloning, from prenatal screening to genetic enhancement. In this engaging and path-breaking book, Dena Davis intelligently and compassionately explores the often-ignored impact of these choices on the children that are created and the society in which they will be raised." -Lori Andrews, Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law

Prenatal and Preimplantation Diagnosis

Author : Joann Paley Galst
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319189115
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Prenatal and Preimplantation Diagnosis written by Joann Paley Galst and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-08-26 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to expand the awareness and understanding of the emotional sequelae of prenatal/preimplantation diagnosis, prenatal decision-making, pregnancy interruption for fetal anomaly, multifetal reduction for high-order multifetal pregnancies and preimplantation choices involving the selection of embryos. Featuring a multi-disciplinary approach, it examines prenatal and preimplantation diagnosis from medical, legal, ethical and psychosocial perspectives. Prenatal and Preimplantation Diagnosis is an excellent resource for obstetricians, reproductive endocrinologists, clinical geneticists, genetic counselors and mental health professionals seeking to better support patients faced with difficult choices.

Gender Before Birth

Author : Rajani Bhatia
Publisher : Feminist Technosciences
ISBN 13 : 9780295999203
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (992 download)

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Download or read book Gender Before Birth written by Rajani Bhatia and published by Feminist Technosciences. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book breaks new ground on the evolution and present technologies and practices of lifestyle sex selection, builds on and critiques feminist and STS theories of reproduction to develop the new concept of biopopulationism, and engages with the messy politics of sex selection in the United States.

The Ethics of Sex Selection

Author : Sunita Puri
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book The Ethics of Sex Selection written by Sunita Puri and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Reproductive Genetics, Gender and the Body

Author : Elizabeth Ettorre
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415213851
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (138 download)

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Download or read book Reproductive Genetics, Gender and the Body written by Elizabeth Ettorre and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This topical and scholarly book focuses on prenatal screening to explore how the key concepts of gender and the body are intertwined with the whole process of building genetic knowledge, including specific techniques and procedures.

Ethics and Human Reproduction

Author : Christine Overall
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415635047
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book Ethics and Human Reproduction written by Christine Overall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ethics and Human Reproduction, Christine Overall blends feminist theory and philosophical expertise to provide a coherent analysis of a range of moral questions and social policy issues pertaining to human reproduction and the new reproductive technologies. Topics covered include: sex preselection, artificial insemination, prenatal diagnosis, abortion, in vitro fertilisation and embryo transfer, surrogate motherhood, and childbirth. Throughout the book, the author examines the values and assumptions underlying common perceptions of sexuality and fertility, the status of the foetus, the value of children, the nature of parenting, and the roles of women. In so doing, she develops a feminist approach to answering questions about reproductive rights and freedoms, the value of a genetic link between mother and their offspring, the commodification of reproduction, and the effects of reproductive technologies on women and children. This book should be essential reading for anyone interested in the new reproductive technologies, biomedical ethics, and women's health.

New Reproductive Technologies

Author : Canada. Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies
Publisher : Canadian Government Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book New Reproductive Technologies written by Canada. Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies and published by Canadian Government Publishing. This book was released on 1993 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The first paper in this volume of studies presents the ethical framework the Commission adopted: a modified ethic of care and a set of guiding principles that were used as a prism through which to view the technologies. The volume then goes on to explore some of the ethical issues raised by the development and use of new reproductive technologies."--

Perfecting Pregnancy

Author : Isabel Karpin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 052176520X
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (217 download)

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Download or read book Perfecting Pregnancy written by Isabel Karpin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-30 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the legislative oversight in the regulation of prenatal and preimplantation testing technologies across a number of jurisdictions.

Unnatural Selection

Author : Mara Hvistendahl
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1459614577
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Unnatural Selection written by Mara Hvistendahl and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lianyungang, a booming port city, has China's most extreme gender ratio for children under four: 163 boys for every 100 girls. These numbers don't seem terribly grim, but in ten years, the skewed sex ratio will pose a colossal challenge. By the time those children reach adulthood, their generation will have twenty-four million more men than women. The prognosis for China's neighbors is no less bleak: Asia now has 163 million females "missing" from its population. Gender imbalance reaches far beyond Asia, affecting Georgia, Eastern Europe, and cities in the U.S. where there are significant immigrant populations. The world, therefore, is becoming increasingly male, and this mismatch is likely to create profound social upheaval. Historically, eras in which there have been an excess of men have produced periods of violent conflict and instability. Mara Hvistendahl has written a stunning, impeccably-researched book that does not flinch from examining not only the consequences of the misbegotten policies of sex selection but Western complicity with them"--

Choosing Down Syndrome

Author : Chris Kaposy
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262546248
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Choosing Down Syndrome written by Chris Kaposy and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An argument that more people should have children with Down syndrome, written from a pro-choice, disability-positive perspective. The rate at which parents choose to terminate a pregnancy when prenatal tests indicate that the fetus has Down syndrome is between 60 and 90 percent. In Choosing Down Syndrome, Chris Kaposy offers a carefully reasoned ethical argument in favor of choosing to have such a child. Arguing from a pro-choice, disability-positive perspective, Kaposy makes the case that there is a common social bias against cognitive disability that influences decisions about prenatal testing and terminating pregnancies, and that more people should resist this bias by having children with Down syndrome. Drawing on accounts by parents of children with Down syndrome, and arguing for their objectivity, Kaposy finds that these parents see themselves and their families as having benefitted from having a child with Down syndrome. To counter those who might characterize these accounts as based on self-deception or expressing adaptive preference, Kaposy cites supporting evidence, including divorce rates and observational studies showing that families including children with Down syndrome typically function well. Himself the father of a child with Down syndrome, Kaposy argues that cognitive disability associated with Down syndrome does not lead to diminished well-being. He argues further that parental expectations are influenced by neoliberal ideologies that unduly focus on the supposed diminished economic potential of a person with Down syndrome. Kaposy does not advocate restricting access to abortion or prenatal testing for Down syndrome, and he does not argue that it is ethically mandatory in all cases to give birth to a child with Down syndrome. People should be free to make important decisions based on their values. Kaposy's argument shows that it may be consistent with their values to welcome a child with Down syndrome into the family.

Choosing Between Possible Lives

Author : Rosamund Scott
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1847313809
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book Choosing Between Possible Lives written by Rosamund Scott and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2007-12-20 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To what extent should parents be able to choose the kind of child they have? The unfortunate phrase 'designer baby' has become familiar in debates surrounding reproduction. As a reference to current possibilities the term is misleading, but the phrase may indicate a societal concern of some kind about control and choice in the course of reproduction. Typically, people can choose whether to have a child. They may also have an interest in choosing, to some extent, the conditions under which they do so, such as whether they have a child with a serious disability or disease. The purpose of this book is to explore the difficult and controversial question of the appropriate ethical and legal extent of reproductive autonomy in this context. The book examines ethical, legal and public policy issues in prenatal screening, prenatal diagnosis (PND), selective abortion and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). It explores the ethics of these selection practices and the ability of current ethical guidelines and legal mechanisms, including the law on selective abortion and wrongful birth, to deal with advances in genetic and other knowledge in these areas. Unlike in the United States, in England the relevant law is not inherently rights-based, but the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 inevitably raises questions about the proper scope of reproductive autonomy in this context. The implications of the analysis are considered for the development of relevant law, public policy and ethical guidelines and will be of interest to academics in medical law and ethics, health professionals, lawyers, those working on public policy and students with an interest in these issues.

Assessing Genetic Risks

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309047986
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Assessing Genetic Risks written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raising hopes for disease treatment and prevention, but also the specter of discrimination and "designer genes," genetic testing is potentially one of the most socially explosive developments of our time. This book presents a current assessment of this rapidly evolving field, offering principles for actions and research and recommendations on key issues in genetic testing and screening. Advantages of early genetic knowledge are balanced with issues associated with such knowledge: availability of treatment, privacy and discrimination, personal decision-making, public health objectives, cost, and more. Among the important issues covered: Quality control in genetic testing. Appropriate roles for public agencies, private health practitioners, and laboratories. Value-neutral education and counseling for persons considering testing. Use of test results in insurance, employment, and other settings.

Clinical Ethics at the Crossroads of Genetic and Reproductive Technologies

Author : Sorin Hostiuc
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128137657
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)

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Download or read book Clinical Ethics at the Crossroads of Genetic and Reproductive Technologies written by Sorin Hostiuc and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clinical Ethics at the Crossroads of Genetic and Reproductive Technologies offers thorough discussions on preconception carrier screening, genetic engineering and the use of CRISPR gene editing, mitochondrial gene replacement therapy, sex selection, predictive testing, secondary findings, embryo reduction and the moral status of the embryo, genetic enhancement, and the sharing of genetic data. Chapter contributions from leading bioethicists and clinicians encourage a global, holistic perspective on applied challenges and the moral questions relating the implementation of genetic reproductive technology. The book is an ideal resource for practitioners, regulators, lawmakers, clinical researchers, genetic counselors and graduate and medical students. As the Human Genome Project has triggered a technological revolution that has influenced nearly every field of medicine, including reproductive medicine, obstetrics, gynecology, andrology, prenatal genetic testing, and gene therapy, this book presents a timely resource. Provides practical analysis of the ethical issues raised by cutting-edge techniques and recent advances in prenatal and reproductive genetics Contains contributions from leading bioethicists and clinicians who offer a global, holistic perspective on applied challenges and moral questions relating to genetic and genomic reproductive technology Discusses preconception carrier screening, genetic engineering and the use of CRISPR gene editing, mitochondrial gene replacement therapy, ethical issues, and more