Technics over life: Risk, ethics and the existential condition in high-tech antenatal care

Economy and Society

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-51

  Helén, Ilpo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Abortion; Bio power; Ethics; Foetal diagnosis; Medical technology; Subjectivity

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ETHICS;

EID: 1642383727     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0308514032000176720     Document Type: Article

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