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London: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004. Cloth/Laminated Boards. Like New/No d/j as Published. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Type: Book Dorothy Wertz and John Fletcher pioneered the first international study of ethical and social issues in genetics in 18 nations. This book reports and discusses their second and more representative study in 36 nations. The survey focused on actual situations that occur in the practice of medical genetics, presented as case vignettes that can also be used in teaching and policy discussion. Among the issues discussed are privacy, prenatal diagnosis, patient autonomy, directiveness in counseling, sex selection, forensic DNA banking, "genetic discrimination," and "eugenics". This is Dorothy Wertz's final book, as she died in April, 2003. It is a one of a kind cross-cultural study of complex ethical issues in the uses of genetic information. No one else has attempted to look at the international aspects of…
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by Dorothy C. Wertz; John C. Fletcher
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- Title Genetics and Ethics in Global Perspective
- Author Dorothy C. Wertz; John C. Fletcher
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 2004th
- Edition 2004
- Pages 474
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Springer, London
- Date 2004-01-31
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9781402017681 / 1402017685
- Weight 1.9 lbs (0.86 kg)
- Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 1.06 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 2.69 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Bioethical Issues, Cross-Cultural Comparison
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005279571
- Dewey Decimal Code 174.296
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