In vitro fertilisation in the 1990's
Subtitle: towards a medical, social and ethical evaluation
By: edited by Elisabeth Hildt, Dietmar Mieth.
Contributors: Hildt, Elisabeth.; Mieth, Dietmar, 1940-
Publisher: Ashgate; Avebury
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Aldershot; Brookfield, Vt., USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
Subjects: Fertilization in vitro, Human -- Congresses.; Fertilization in vitro, Human -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Congresses.; Fertilization in vitro, Human -- Social aspects -- Congresses.; Fertilization in Vitro.; Reproduction Techniques.; Ethics, Medical.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Introduction; title: pt. 2. Infertility; title: pt. 3. Indications of in vitro fertalisation; title: pt. 4. Counselling in the process of decision-making; title: pt. 5. IVF-treatment : chances and risks; title: pt. 6. Human embryos in IVF; title: pt. 7. The status of human embryos; title: pt. 8. Connecting lines between IVF and preimplantation diagnosis and gene therapy; title: pt. 9. A fundamental approach : technicalisation of reproduction.