Early Warning: Cases and Ethical Guidance for Presymptomatic Testing in Genetic Diseases

by David H. Smith, Roger B. Dworkin, Kimberly A. Quaid

Book Overview

"This timely, well-written book brings together the collective experience of experts from the fields of medicine, psychiatry, religious studies, bioethics, and molecular genetics in an effort to develop coherent guidelines for the counseling of potential sufferers from genetic diseases." --Journal of Religion and Health

This book presents 29 case studies that identify the most important ethical issues that are likely to emerge from new technologies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253334012
• ISBN13: 9780253334015
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.6"