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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: B. M. Burke , Aliza Kolker , Arthur L. CaplanPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.526kg ISBN: 9780897893374ISBN 10: 0897893379 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 21 July 1994 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsForeword by Arthur L. Caplan The Social Construction of Pregnancy The Procedures The Ethos of Nondirectiveness The Genetic Counseling Session Amniocentesis: The Early Years Who Uses Prenatal Diagnosis Today Assessing the Risks Attitudes about Abortion Abnormal Diagnosis and Termination Fetal Sex Identification Prenatal Testing and Competing Social Goals Appendices References IndexReviews".,.""a timely and welcome contribution to the ongoing national discussions and medical/ethical dialogues on the controversial and expanding use of prenatal testing.""-The Midwest Book Review ?...a timely and welcome contribution to the ongoing national discussions and medical/ethical dialogues on the controversial and expanding use of prenatal testing.?-The Midwest Book Review ?This book would be of considerable interest to genetic counseling students and genetic counselors in practice. Genetic counseling training programs should consider this resource for their required reading lists....a good general discussion of prenatal testing and the emotional ramifications involved.?-Journal of Genetic Counseling ...""a timely and welcome contribution to the ongoing national discussions and medical/ethical dialogues on the controversial and expanding use of prenatal testing.""-The Midwest Book Review ""This book would be of considerable interest to genetic counseling students and genetic counselors in practice. Genetic counseling training programs should consider this resource for their required reading lists....a good general discussion of prenatal testing and the emotional ramifications involved.""-Journal of Genetic Counseling" .,. a timely and welcome contribution to the ongoing national discussions and medical/ethical dialogues on the controversial and expanding use of prenatal testing. -The Midwest Book Review This book would be of considerable interest to genetic counseling students and genetic counselors in practice. Genetic counseling training programs should consider this resource for their required reading lists....a good general discussion of prenatal testing and the emotional ramifications involved. -Journal of Genetic Counseling ... a timely and welcome contribution to the ongoing national discussions and medical/ethical dialogues on the controversial and expanding use of prenatal testing. -The Midwest Book Review ?This book would be of considerable interest to genetic counseling students and genetic counselors in practice. Genetic counseling training programs should consider this resource for their required reading lists....a good general discussion of prenatal testing and the emotional ramifications involved.?-Journal of Genetic Counseling ?...a timely and welcome contribution to the ongoing national discussions and medical/ethical dialogues on the controversial and expanding use of prenatal testing.?-The Midwest Book Review .,. a timely and welcome contribution to the ongoing national discussions and medical/ethical dialogues on the controversial and expanding use of prenatal testing. -The Midwest Book Review .,. a timely and welcome contribution to the ongoing national discussions and medical/ethical dialogues on the controversial and expanding use of prenatal testing. -The Midwest Book Review ?...a timely and welcome contribution to the ongoing national discussions and medical/ethical dialogues on the controversial and expanding use of prenatal testing.?-The Midwest Book Review ?This book would be of considerable interest to genetic counseling students and genetic counselors in practice. Genetic counseling training programs should consider this resource for their required reading lists....a good general discussion of prenatal testing and the emotional ramifications involved.?-Journal of Genetic Counseling ... a timely and welcome contribution to the ongoing national discussions and medical/ethical dialogues on the controversial and expanding use of prenatal testing. -The Midwest Book Review This book would be of considerable interest to genetic counseling students and genetic counselors in practice. Genetic counseling training programs should consider this resource for their required reading lists....a good general discussion of prenatal testing and the emotional ramifications involved. -Journal of Genetic Counseling Author InformationALIZA KOLKER is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at George Mason University. She is the author or editor of three previous books on health and policy issues. MEREDITH BURKE, a consulting demographer to major donor agencies overseas, has taught health and demographic policy courses at several universities. Formerly with the international division of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, she was a visiting scholar at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, 1996-7. She has published extensively in professional journals and in the news media about genetics, health care and policy issues. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |