Perfecting Pregnancy

Law, Disability, and the Future of Reproduction

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Health, Health & Well Being, Medical
Cover of the book Perfecting Pregnancy by Isabel Karpin, Kristin Savell, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Isabel Karpin, Kristin Savell ISBN: 9781139333986
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: March 30, 2012
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Isabel Karpin, Kristin Savell
ISBN: 9781139333986
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: March 30, 2012
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Prenatal and preimplantation testing technologies have offered unprecedented access to information about the genetic and congenital makeup of our prospective progeny. Future developments such as preconception testing, non-intrusive prenatal testing and more extensive preimplantation testing promise to increase that access further still. The result may be greater reproductive choice, but it also increases the burden on women and men to avail themselves of these technologies in order to avoid having a child with a disability. The overwhelming question for legislators has been whether and, if so, how to regulate the use of these technologies in the face of compelling but seemingly contradictory claims about the advancement of reproductive choice and the dangers of eugenic or discriminatory effects. This book examines the evolution of this legislative oversight across a number of jurisdictions and explores the tensions and ambiguities that inform these laws.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Prenatal and preimplantation testing technologies have offered unprecedented access to information about the genetic and congenital makeup of our prospective progeny. Future developments such as preconception testing, non-intrusive prenatal testing and more extensive preimplantation testing promise to increase that access further still. The result may be greater reproductive choice, but it also increases the burden on women and men to avail themselves of these technologies in order to avoid having a child with a disability. The overwhelming question for legislators has been whether and, if so, how to regulate the use of these technologies in the face of compelling but seemingly contradictory claims about the advancement of reproductive choice and the dangers of eugenic or discriminatory effects. This book examines the evolution of this legislative oversight across a number of jurisdictions and explores the tensions and ambiguities that inform these laws.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Wavelet Methods for Time Series Analysis by Isabel Karpin, Kristin Savell
Cover of the book Final Judgments by Isabel Karpin, Kristin Savell
Cover of the book Indian English and the Fiction of National Literature by Isabel Karpin, Kristin Savell
Cover of the book Analysing English Sentences by Isabel Karpin, Kristin Savell
Cover of the book Death and the Afterlife in Byzantium by Isabel Karpin, Kristin Savell
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to Rudyard Kipling by Isabel Karpin, Kristin Savell
Cover of the book Letter Writing and Language Change by Isabel Karpin, Kristin Savell
Cover of the book Introduction to Astronomical Spectroscopy by Isabel Karpin, Kristin Savell
Cover of the book The Law and Business of International Project Finance by Isabel Karpin, Kristin Savell
Cover of the book Virgil's Ascanius by Isabel Karpin, Kristin Savell
Cover of the book China–Japan Relations after World War Two by Isabel Karpin, Kristin Savell
Cover of the book Making Early Medieval Societies by Isabel Karpin, Kristin Savell
Cover of the book Cognition and Motivation by Isabel Karpin, Kristin Savell
Cover of the book Twentieth-Century Diplomacy by Isabel Karpin, Kristin Savell
Cover of the book The Politico-Legal Dynamics of Judicial Review by Isabel Karpin, Kristin Savell
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy