A Life (Un)Worthy of Living: Reproductive Genetics in Israel and Germany

by Yael Hashiloni-Dolev

Book Overview

Foreword. 1. Theoretical Background. 2. Methodology. 3: Getting to Know the Field of Reproductive Genetics in Israel and Germany. 4. Genetic Counselors' Moral Practices. 5: Abortions on Embryopathic Grounds: Policy and Practice in Israel and Germany. 6: Sex Chromosome Anomalies (SCA) in Israel and Germany: Assessing 'Birth Defects' and Medical Risks According to the Importance of Fertility. 7. 'Wrongful Life', in the eyes of the law, the counselors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048173132
• ISBN13: 9789048173136
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"