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Ethical issues in prenatal diagnosis

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Prenatal Diagnosis

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Prenatal diagnosis is the identification of diseases of the fetus.

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Further Reading

  • Brock, D.J.H., Rodeck, C.H. and Ferguson-Smith, M.A. (eds) (1992) Prenatal Diagnosis and Screening. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh — Textbook about techniques, indications and diseases.

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  • Cohen, M., Nagel, T. and Scanlon, T. (eds) (1974) The Rights and Wrongs of Abortion. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ — A Philosophy and Public Affairs reader, including the best account of women’s right to choose abortion.

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  • Gillon, R. (1986) Philosophical Medical Ethics. John Wiley & Sons, New York — Introduction to the four principles of biomedical ethics.

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  • Glover, J. (1990) Causing Death and Saving Lives. Penguin, Harmonds-worth — A well-written, utilitarian approach to medical ethics and other life and death moral issues.

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  • Harris, J. (1989) The Value of Life. An Introduction to Medical Ethics. Routledge, London — A comprehensive guide to medical ethics based on the values of worthwhile lives of persons.

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  • Kuhse, H. and Singer, P. (1987) Should the Baby Live? The Problem of Handicapped Infants. Oxford University Press, Oxford — An argument for euthanasia of handicapped infants.

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  • Raphael, D.D. (1990) Moral Philosophy. Oxford University Press, Oxford — An excellent introduction to moral philosophy.

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  • Sutton, A. (1991) Prenatal Diagnosis: Confronting the Ethical Issues. The Linacre Centre, London — A Catholic approach, against prenatal diagnosis for the purpose of selective abortion.

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  • Wetherall, D. (1991) The New Genetics and Clinical Practice, 3rd edn, Oxford University Press, Oxford — Basic textbook on genetics and the new advances in molecular biology.

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  1. Susan Bewley
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  1. Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital, London, UK

    Lenore Abramsky (Genetic Counsellor) (Genetic Counsellor)

  2. North West Thames Regional Health Authority, London, UK

    Jean Chapple (Consultant in Obstetric and Perinatal Epidemiology) (Consultant in Obstetric and Perinatal Epidemiology)

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Bewley, S. (1994). Ethical issues in prenatal diagnosis. In: Abramsky, L., Chapple, J. (eds) Prenatal Diagnosis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3027-9_1

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