Perfecting Pregnancy - Law, Disability, and the Future of Reproduction

Informationen zum Autor Isabel Karpin is a Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney. Klappentext Examines the legislative oversight in the regulation of prenatal and preimplantation testing technologies across a number of jurisdictions. Zusammenfassung Prenatal and preimplantation testing technologies have offered unprecedented information about the genetic and congenital makeup of our prospective progeny. This book examines the evolution of this legislative oversight across a number of jurisdictions and explores the tensions and ambiguities that inform these laws. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Disability; 2. Risk; 3. Terminations; 4. De-selections; 5. Interpretations; 6. Futures.

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• Authors: Isabel Karpin, Isabel (University of Technology Karpin, Isabel Savell Karpin, Kristin Savell, Kristin (University of Sydney) Savell
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.03.2012
• EAN: 9780521765206
• ISBN: 978-0-521-76520-6
• No. of pages: 394
• Series: Cambridge Disability Law and P; Cambridge Disability Law and P; Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Miscellaneous