Genetics and ethics : an interdisciplinary study /
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Imprint: | Saint Louis : Saint Louis University Press, 2004. |
| Description: | xiv, 366 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5040174 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1.. Introduction: The Development of Ethics Discourse on Genetics
- Section I.. Context Issues: Law and Business
- 2.. Policy Challenges: Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Genetics
- 3.. The Genetics Revolution: Can the Law Cope?
- 4.. Genetics, Investment, and Business: Organizational Ethics for Genomics Companies
- Section II.. Theoretical Issues: Culture and Dignity
- 5.. Geneticization: The Sociocultural Impact of Gentechnology
- 6.. Genes and Gender: An Egalitarian Analysis
- 7.. Using Human Dignity to Constrain Genetic Research and Development: When It Works and When It Does Not
- 8.. Engineering Our Grace: An Old Idea and New Genetic Technologies
- Section III.. Practical Issues: Impact and Challenge
- 9.. The Impact of Genetics and Genomics on Views of Aging
- 10.. Genetic Labels and Long-Term-Care Policies: A Winning or Losing Proposition for Patients?
- 11.. The Challenge of Advances in Genetic Medicine for the Biomedical and Organizational Ethics of Health Care Delivery
- 12.. The Challenge of Physician Education in Genetics
- Section IV.. Clinical Issues: Screening and Therapy
- 13.. Pharmacogenetics, Genetic Screening, and Health Care
- 14.. Ethical Aspects of Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis
- 15.. Gene "Therapy": A Test Case for Research with Children
- Section V.. Epilogue
- 16.. Science, Ethics, and Policy: Relating Human Genomics to Embryonic Stem-Cell Research and Therapeutic Cloning
- Select Bibliography
- Notes on Contributors
- Index
