Heredity and hope : the case for genetic screening / Ruth Schwartz Cowan.
Heredity and hope : the case for genetic screening / Ruth Schwartz Cowan.
Heredity and hope : the case for genetic screening / Ruth Schwartz Cowan.
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Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N616.042/51
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English
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Physical content
292 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
Beautiful inheritance : the many faces of eugenics -- A genealogical fallacy : the many faces of genetics -- The patient greatly wants to have children : the pronatalism of prenatal diagnosis -- No matter what! This has to stop! : communities that have accepted genetic screening -- Genetics and geno...
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2008.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Genetic Screening--history
- Eugenics--history
- History, 20th Century
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Summary
"As Ruth Schwartz Cowan reveals, modern genetic screening has been practiced since 1960, benefiting millions of women and children all over the world. She persuasively argues that new forms of screening - prenatal, newborn, and carrier testing - are both morally right and politically acceptable. Medical genetics, built on the desire of parents and...
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Heredity and hope : the case for genetic screening / Ruth Schwartz Cowan.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-276) and index.
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N616.042/51
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74VMQZxADvPX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMQZxADvPX
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ISBN
0674024249 (alk. paper)
9780674024243 (alk. paper)
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616.042
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991000348359702626
