Prenatal Testing - A Sociological Perspective, with a new Afterword

Testing for genetic abnormalities has transformed pregnancy and motherhood, and the recent discoveries by the Human Genome Project affect us all. In this updated version of their important book with its new Afterword, the authors have incorporated the most recent prenatal testing information. Using their own research, the authors analyze the psycho-social and ethical implications of genetic testing. Among the issues discussed in the new Afterword are the spread of prenatal testing, the changing meanings of pregnancy, and the perils and promises of the Human Genome Project.

List of contents

Foreword by Arthur L. Caplan
The Social Construction of Pregnancy
The Procedures
The Ethos of Nondirectiveness
The Genetic Counseling Session
Amniocentesis: The Early Years
Who Uses Prenatal Diagnosis Today
Assessing the Risks
Attitudes about Abortion
Abnormal Diagnosis and Termination
Fetal Sex Identification
Prenatal Testing and Competing Social Goals
Appendices
Afterword
References
Index

Product details

• Authors: B. Burke, B. M. Burke, Aliza Kolker, Aliza Meredith Kolker, Kolker Aliza
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.08.1998
• EAN: 9780897896337
• ISBN: 978-0-89789-633-7
• No. of pages: 276
• Weight: 397 g
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, MEDICAL / Ethics, MEDICAL / Gynecology & Obstetrics, Sociology: family and relationships, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct, Materno-fetal medicine, Sociology: Birth, Materno-foetal medicine / perinatology, Health and Wellness