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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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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Privy Council Office.
  • Canada. Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies.
TitleTechnologies of sex selection and prenatal diagnosis .
Series title
  • Research studies ; v. 14
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Other formatsPhysical text-[English]
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.
Publishing information
  • Ottawa : Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies, c1993.
Descriptionxvii, 276 p. : graphs
ISBN0-662-21388-2
Catalogue number
  • Z1-1989/3-41-27E-PDF
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