Genetics and the Law
Society has historically not taken a benign view of genetic disease. The laws permitting sterilization of the mentally re tarded~ and those proscribing consanguineous marriages are but two examples. Indeed as far back as the 5th-10th centuries, B.C.E., consanguineous unions were outlawed (Leviticus...
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New York, NY
Springer US
1976, 1976
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Table of Contents:
- Discussion Principal Discussant: B.D. Davis
- Experimentation and Human Genetics: Problems of “Consent”
- Discussion Principal Discussant: S.L. Chorover
- On Legislating Fetal Research
- Discussion Principal Discussant: M.J. Mahoney
- In Vitro Fertilization — A Legal Perspective
- Law and Cloning — The State as Regulator of Gene Function
- The Psychopathology of Clonal Man
- Discussion Papers of P. Reilly, S. Lederberg and L. Eisenberg Principal Discussant: M.W. Wartofsky
- Eugenics, Ethics, Law and Society
- Biological Roots of Ethical Principles
- On the Necessity of Legislating Morality for Genetic Decisions
- Why Shouldn’t We Have a Eugenic Policy?
- Discussion Papers of S.E. Luria, S. Callahan and M. Lappe General Discussion
- Authorizing Death for Anomalous Newborns
- Discretionary Non-Treatment of Defective Newborns
- From Social Movement to Clinical Medicine — The Role of Law and the Medical Profession in Regulating Applied Human Genetics
- Discussion Papers of R.A. Burt, J.A. Robertson and J.R. Sorenson General Discussion
- Contributors
- The Fetus and the Newborn
- Legal Status of the Fetus
- The Fetus and the Law
- The Legal Aspects of Fetal Viability
- Discussion Papers of M.W. Shaw, H.P. Green and L.H. Glantz Principal Discussants: F.D. Frigoletto, N.L. Chayet, S. Bok and A.J. Dyck
- Medico-Legal Issues in Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis
- Discussion
- Karyotype, Predictability and Culpability
- Geneticophobia and the Implications of Screening for the XYY Genotype in Newborn Infants
- Discussion Papers of A.M. Dershowitz and E.B. Hook Principle Discussant: J.R. Beckwith
- Genetic Counseling — Mass Population Screening for Homozygotes and Heterozygotes
- Medicolegal Aspects of Genetic Counseling
- Problems of Informed Consent and Confidentiality in Genetic Counseling
- Discussion Papers of K. Hirschhorn and G.J. Annas Principal Discussants: S.S. Gellis and S.J. Reiser
- Problems in Genetic Screening Which Confront the Law
- The Liability of Physicians and Associated Personnel for Malpractice in Genetic Screening
- State Supported Mass Genetic Screening Programs
- Discussion Papers of H.L. Levy, J.R. Waltz and P. Reilly Principal Discussant: R.W. Erbe
- Genetics and Family Law
- Artificial Insemination by Donor — Status and Problems
- Legal Aspects of Artificial Insemination by Donor and Paternity Testing
- The Current Status of Paternity Testing
- Discussion Papers of D.P. Goldstein, J.M. Healey and A.A. Konugres General Discussion
- Genetic Counseling for Couples Who Are First Cousins
- State Channeling of Gene Flow by Regulation of Marriage and Procreation
- Voluntary Sterilization of the Mentally Retarded
- Discussion Papers of L.B. Holmes, S. Lederberg and C.H. Baron General Discussion
- Rights and Responsibilities of the Insurer
- Discussion Principle Discussant: G.W. Melcher
- Research andExperimentation — In Vitro Fertilization — Clonal Man
- The Social Control of Science