Genetic Counselling Practice and Principles

This volume examines the social and ethical issues raised in genetic counselling, testing and screening. With equal emphasis on principle and practice, contributions are drawn from the fields of social science, philosophy, and law.

About the author

Angus Clarke

Summary

Contributions to this study are drawn both from health professionals engaged in genetic counselling and from observers and critics with backgrounds in law, philosophy, biology, and the social sciences. This diversity will enable health professonals to examine their activities with a fresh eye, and will help the observer-critic to understand the ethical problems that arise in genetic counselling practice, rather than in imaginary encounters.
Most examinations of the ethical issues raised by genetics are concerned in a broad sense with the application of new technology to human reproduction. This volume focuses on genetic counselling and screening as such, providing valuable insights for the health professional, social scientist, philosopher, lawyer, and bioethicist.

Product details

• Assisted by: Angus Clarke (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 05.05.1994
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works
• EAN: 9780415082570
• ISBN: 978-0-415-08257-0
• Pages: 278
• Dimensions (packing): 13.8 x 21.6 cm
• Weight (packing): 670 g
• Series: Professional Ethics
• Subjects: Sociology, PHILOSOPHY / General, Testing, genetics, Clinical, Psychotherapy, Bioethics, Newborn, Informed Consent, Mental Handicap, medical law, Medical Sociology, disability rights, West Germany, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services, prenatal diagnosis, Genetic Information, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Prenatal Testing, Reproductive Ethics, prenatal screening, Young Man, muscular, genetic counselling, DNA Code, DNA Pattern, psychosocial impact, ethical dilemmas in genetic testing, sickle cell anaemia, medical confidentiality, Genetic Counselling Services, Predictive Genetic Testing, Genetic Knowledge, lesch nyhan syndrome, DNA Sequence Information, DNA Base Sequence, Fetal DNA, UK Geneticist, Genetic Screening Programmes, Genetics Nurse, Dystrophies, Non-health Care Settings, Carrier Diagnosis