Technologies of sex selection and prenatal diagnosis . : Z1-1989/3-41-27E-PDF
"Prenatal diagnosis, as it has so far been used and as discussed in the previous two volumes, is a means of providing information to women and couples who are at higher risk for a serious disorder - either a congenital anomaly or genetic disease - in their children. As the studies in this volume demonstrate, however, new developments already, or will soon, make it possible to detect prenatally a growing range of attributes, including sex, late-onset single-gene disorders, and susceptibility to some common diseases. This raises important issues for individuals, physicians, and society as a whole to address if potential harms are to be avoided."--Introduction.
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Ministère/Organisme | Canada. Privy Council Office. Canada. Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies. |
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Titre | Technologies of sex selection and prenatal diagnosis . |
Titre de la série | Research studies ; v. 14 |
Type de publication | Série - Voir l'enregistrement principal |
Langue | [Anglais] |
Autres langues publiées | [Français] |
Format | Électronique |
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Autres formats offerts | Papier-[Anglais] |
Note(s) | Digitized edition from print produced by Privy Council Office of Canada. Issued also in French under title: Les techniques de choix du sexe et le diagnostic prénatal. Includes bibliographical references. Ethical issues of prenatal diagnosis for predictive testing for genetic disorders of late onset -- Prenatal testing for Huntington disease: psychosocial aspects -- Screening for genetic susceptibilities to common diseases -- Preference for the sex of one's children and the prospective use of sex selection -- Bibliography on preferences for the sex of one's children, and attitudes concerning sex preselection -- Attitudes of genetic counsellors with respect to prenatal diagnosis of sex for non-medical reasons -- Preimplantation diagnosis -- Somatic and germ line gene therapy: current status and prospects. Issued also in printed form. |
Information sur la publication | Ottawa : Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies, c1993. |
Description | xvii, 276 p. : graphs |
ISBN | 0-662-21388-2 |
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Descripteurs | Commissions of inquiry Reproductive technology Perinatal care |