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Informationen zum Autor ELLEN BRANTLINGER is Associate Professor in the School of Education, Indiana Universitye She has published widely on the topics in this book. Klappentext Brantlinger discusses the current medical and legal trends in sterilization with special emphasis on people with disabilities. She explores the issues surrounding sterilization decisions from the perspectives of judges, lawyers, social workers, doctors, family planners, as well as the families and individuals themselves. Woven throughout the book are case studies of individuals ranging from mild to severe retardation. Brantlinger discusses the current medical and legal trends in sterilization with special emphasis on people with disabilities. She explores the issues surrounding sterilization decisions from the perspectives of judges, lawyers, social workers, doctors, family planners, as well as the families and individuals themselves. Woven throughout the book are case studies of individuals ranging from mild to severe retardation. She illustrates how ethical issues related to sterilization are framed and which moral values are called upon during decision-making. She ends with guidelines for decision-making. As the most comprehensive and up-to-date work on the subject, this book will be invaluable to professionals in the social services and mental health fields as well as researchers in law, special education, social work, and public health. Individuals confronting these concerns will find the volume instructive as well. Zusammenfassung She explores the issues surrounding sterilization decisions from the perspectives of judges! lawyers! social workers! doctors! family planners! as well as the families and individuals themselves. Woven throughout the book are case studies of individuals ranging from mild to severe retardation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Issues Historical and Theoretical Overview of the Eugenics Movement Legal Systems that Affect Sterilization Ethics of Health Care and Reproduction Sexuality and Reproduction Perspectives of Families and Professionals Families Roles Related to the MR Member Lives in Institutions, Lives in Communities Sexuality and Parenting among Individuals with Mild Mental Retardation Professional Attitudes Toward the Sterilization of MR Individuals Sterilization Cases People with Mild Mental Retardation People with Moderate and Severe Retardation References ...
