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Ethics and Newborn Genetic Screening
. Ed(S): Baily, Mary Ann; Murray, Thomas H.
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D., University of Washington Editor(s): Baily, Mary Ann; Murray, Thomas H. Num Pages: 376 pages, 2, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBNC; MJWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
The United States has the first and the farthest-reaching newborn genetic screening program in the world. In recent years, individual states have expanded their newborn screening programs to include many more genetic conditions, as new medical knowledge and new testing technologies have become available. The contributors to this provocative collection study the complex ethical and policy challenges present in the changing newborn screening environment and offer guidance to professionals, policymakers, and the general public. Experts from the fields of bioethics, genetics, pediatrics, public health, health policy, law, and political science identify and analyze four social and ethical issues critical ... Read more
The United States has the first and the farthest-reaching newborn genetic screening program in the world. In recent years, individual states have expanded their newborn screening programs to include many more genetic conditions, as new medical knowledge and new testing technologies have become available. The contributors to this provocative collection study the complex ethical and policy challenges present in the changing newborn screening environment and offer guidance to professionals, policymakers, and the general public. Experts from the fields of bioethics, genetics, pediatrics, public health, health policy, law, and political science identify and analyze four social and ethical issues critical ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801891519
SKU
V9780801891519
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About . Ed(S): Baily, Mary Ann; Murray, Thomas H.
Mary Ann Baily is Research Scholar in Ethics and Health Policy at The Hastings Center. Thomas H. Murray is president of The Hastings Center and coeditor of The Cultures of Caregiving: Conflict and Common Ground among Families, Health Professionals, and Policy Makers and Genetic Ties and the Family: The Impact of Paternity Testing on Parents and Children, both ... Read more
Reviews for Ethics and Newborn Genetic Screening
Ethics and Newborn Genetic Screening... brings together some of the best minds and clearest thinking on the issues at stake.
Fiona Alice Miller American Journal of Human Genetics 2009
Fiona Alice Miller American Journal of Human Genetics 2009