Genetic screening of newborns
Subtitle: an ethical inquiry
By: editor, Carlos Valverde.
Contributors: Valverde, Carlos, 1952-
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers; Brand: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.; Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hauppauge, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
ISBN-13: 9781608760688
Subjects: Newborn infants -- Abnormalities -- Diagnosis -- Moral and ethical aspects; Genetic screening -- Moral and ethical aspects; Genetic Diseases, Inborn -- diagnosis; Neonatal Screening -- ethics; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Genetic Screening -- ethics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The changing moral focus of newborn screening : an ethical analysis by the president's council on bioethics / President's Council on Bioethics; title: Genetic exceptionalism : genetic information and public policy / Amanda K. Sarata; title: Genetic testing : scientific background for policymakers / Amanda K. Sarata.