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Wertz, Dorothy C.

Genetics and ethics in global perspective / by Dorothy C. Wertz and John C. Fletcher. - Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, c2004. - x, 474 p. ; 25 cm. - International library of ethics, law, and the new medicine ; v. 17 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The 36-Nation Survey -- 2. Global inequity -- 3. The rise of autonomy -- 4. Counseling: directive and nondirective -- 5. Is modern genetics eugenics? -- 6. Genetics as a family affair -- 7. Privacy, discrimination, and public health -- 8. The geography of ethical reasoning -- 9. Geneticists speak out: culture, ethics, and history -- 10. Organization of genetic services -- 11. Laws affecting genetic services -- 12. China: views of a bioethicist -- 13. China: views of a geneticist -- 14. Germany -- 15. Hungarian TV viewers' responses -- 16. India -- 17. Japan -- 18. Peru -- 19. From genetics to genomics and beyond -- 20. Moral priorities, cases and practices in medical genetics.

ISBN: 1402017685 (alk. paper) 9781402017681

LCCN: 2005279571

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 101231039 DNLM

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Human genetics--Social aspects.
Human genetics--Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical genetics--Social aspects.
Medical genetics--Moral and ethical aspects.
Genetics, Medical--ethics.
Bioethical Issues.
Cross-Cultural Comparison.

LC Class. No.: QH438.7 / .W47 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 576.5 / WER

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2004 L-053 QZ 50 / W499g 2004