Heredity and Hope : : The Case for Genetic Screening / / Ruth Schwartz COWAN.
Neither minimizing the difficulty of the choices that modern genetics has created for us nor fearing them, Cowan argues that we can improve the quality of our own lives and the lives of our children by using the modern science and technology of genetic screening responsibly.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada) |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009] ©2008 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (302 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Many Varieties of Beautiful Inheritance -- 2. Eugenics and the Genealogical Fallacy -- 3. Pronatal Motives and Prenatal Diagnosis -- 4. No Matter What, This Has to Stop! -- 5. Genetic Screening and Genocidal Claims -- 6. Parents, Politicians, Physicians, and Priests -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Summary: | Neither minimizing the difficulty of the choices that modern genetics has created for us nor fearing them, Cowan argues that we can improve the quality of our own lives and the lives of our children by using the modern science and technology of genetic screening responsibly. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674029927 9783110756067 9783110442205 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674029927 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Ruth Schwartz COWAN. |