Genetics and the quality of life : [papers of a symposium] /
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Pergamon Press,
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Publisher Address: | Sydney : |
Publication Dates: | 1975. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080182100 |
Item Description: | Symposium held in Zurich, Switzerland, 1973. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (vii, 232 pages) : graph |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781483279022 1483279022 |
Index Number: | QH438 |
CLC: | R-052 |
Contents: | Genetics and moral responsibility / Charles Birch -- Ethics and the new biology / I. Michael Lerner -- Ethical issues raised by eugenics: an orthodox and Asian perspective / Paul Verghese -- Judging the social values of scientific advances / R.G. Edwards -- Ethical problems raised by genetics / Bentley Glass -- Problems raised by eugenics in Africa / John Karefa-Smart -- Genetic manipulation as a political issue / Kerstin Ane r -- Foetal diagnosis and selective abortion: an ethical exploration / Roger L. Shinn -- Ethical problems in foetal diagnosis and abortion / Barbara H. Sanford -- An ethical view of abortion / Andre Dumas -- Ethical issues in foetal diagnosis and abortion / Angelo Serra -- Legal issues in foetal diagnosis and abortion / Alexander Morgan Capron -- Genetic consequences of abortion / E. Matsunaga -- Sickle cell disease- -life or death? / A. Eyimofe Boyo -- Psychological issues in counselling the genetically handicapped / Miles F. Shore -- Ethical problems in genetic counselling / Robert F. Murray, Jr. -- Social and ethical problems in caring for genetically handicapped children / Spyros A. Doxiadis -- Sociogenetic problems and public opinion / Wilhelm Tu nte -- Findings on genetics and the quality of life. |