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ISBN: 0878408045
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0878408045
Prenatal Testing and Disability Rights (Hastings Center Studies in Ethics series)
As prenatal tests proliferate, the medical and broader communities perceive that such testing is a logical extension of good prenatal care -- it helps parents have healthy babies. But prenatal tests have been criticized by the disability rights community, which contends that advances in science should be directed at improving their lives, not preventing them. Used primarily to decide to abort a fetus that would have been born with mental or physical impairments, prenatal tests arguably reinforce discrimination against and misconceptions about people with disabilities.In these essays, people on both sides of the issue engage in an honest and occasionally painful debate about prenatal testing and selective abortion. The contributors include b As prenatal tests proliferate, the medical and broader communities perceive that such testing is a logical extension of good prenatal care--it helps parents have healthy babies. But prenatal tests have been criticized by the disability rights community. Used primarily to decide to abort a fetus that would have been born with mental or physical impairments, prenatal tests arguably reinforce discrimination against and misconceptions about people with disabilities. In these essays, health care professionals, scholars, and members of the disability community debate the implications of prenatal testing for people with disabilities and for parent-child relationships generally. Read medical textbooks online like Prenatal Testing and Disability Rights here
Prenatal Testing and Disability Rights, 9780878408047
Prenatal Testing and Disability Rights, ISBN-13: 9780878408047, ISBN-10: 0878408045
Categories: Medical care->Law and legislation, Prenatal diagnosis->Moral and ethical aspects, Medical care->Law and legislation. Contributors: Erik Parens - Editor. Format: Paperback
Categories: Medical care->Law and legislation, Prenatal diagnosis->Moral and ethical aspects. Contributors: Erik Parens - Editor. Format: Paperback
Categories: Medical care->Law and legislation, Prenatal diagnosis->Moral and ethical aspects. Contributors: Erik Parens - Editor. Format: Paperback
Prenatal Testing and Disability Rights Online
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