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Choosing Between Possible Lives - Law and Ethics of Prenatal and Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (Hardcover, New)
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Choosing Between Possible Lives - Law and Ethics of Prenatal and Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (Hardcover, New)
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To what extent should parents be able to choose the kind of child
they have? The unfortunate phrase 'designer baby' has become
familiar in debates surrounding reproduction. As a reference to
current possibilities the term is misleading, but the phrase may
indicate a societal concern of some kind about control and choice
in the course of reproduction. Typically, people can choose whether
to have a child. They may also have an interest in choosing, to
some extent, the conditions under which they do so, such as whether
they have a child with a serious disability or disease. The purpose
of this book is to explore the difficult and controversial question
of the appropriate ethical and legal extent of reproductive
autonomy in this context. The book examines ethical, legal and
public policy issues in prenatal screening, prenatal diagnosis
(PND), selective abortion and preimplantation genetic diagnosis
(PGD). It explores the ethics of these selection practices and the
ability of current ethical guidelines and legal mechanisms,
including the law on selective abortion and wrongful birth, to deal
with advances in genetic and other knowledge in these areas. Unlike
in the United States, in England the relevant law is not inherently
rights-based, but the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998
inevitably raises questions about the proper scope of reproductive
autonomy in this context. The implications of the analysis are
considered for the development of relevant law, public policy and
ethical guidelines and will be of interest to academics in medical
law and ethics, health professionals, lawyers, those working on
public policy and students with an interest in these issues.
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