Ethical considerations in prenatal sex selection

Health and Social Work

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 126-134

  Hollingsworth, Leslie Doty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; Genetics revolution; NASW Code of Ethics; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis; Prenatal sex selection

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FETUS WASTAGE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC SELECTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN EMBRYO; HUMAN RELATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL GENETICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRENATAL PERIOD; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; WELLBEING;

EID: 20444433436     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/30.2.126     Document Type: Review

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