{"product_id":"genetics-and-ethics-in-global-perspective-17-international-library-of-ethics-law-and-the-new-medicine","title":"Genetics and Ethics in Global Perspective: 17 (International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wertz, Dorothy C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Illustrated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 474\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 16-10-2004\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDorothy Wertz and John Fletcher pioneered the first international study of ethical and social issues in genetics in 18 nations. This book reports and discusses their second and more representative study in 36 nations. The survey focused on actual situations that occur in the practice of medical genetics, presented as case vignettes that can also be used in teaching and policy discussion. Among the issues discussed are privacy, prenatal diagnosis, patient autonomy, directiveness in counseling, sex selection, forensic DNA banking, \"genetic discrimination,\" and \"eugenics\". \u003cbr\u003eThis is Dorothy Wertz's final book, as she died in April, 2003. It is a one of a kind cross-cultural study of complex ethical issues in the uses of genetic information. No one else has attempted to look at the international aspects of medical genetics on such a broad scale. The results provide a resource for discussion both within and among nations. Much bioethical and policy discussion now occurs in an information vacuum. The survey showed that what people would do, and their reasons for doing it, differed considerably from what ethicists think they \"should\" do. Many will be surprised at the results, especially in nations where bioethical discussion is just beginning. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenetics and Ethics in Global Perspective\u003c\/strong\u003e is of interest to medical geneticists, genetic counselors, social scientists and anthropologists who study cross-cultural issues, bioethicists and bioethics centers and health policy makers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781402028809\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.4 x 6.3 x 1.0 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49089975288112,"sku":"DRG.DelhiBookStore_9781402028809","price":4806.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/springer-book-default-title-genetics-and-ethics-in-global-perspective-17-international-library-of-ethics-law-and-the-new-medicine-38804000244016.jpg?v=1753012089","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/genetics-and-ethics-in-global-perspective-17-international-library-of-ethics-law-and-the-new-medicine","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}