Disability rights, prenatal diagnosis and eugenics: A cross-cultural view

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 183-187

  Raz, Aviad E ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Disability rights; Eugenics; Israel; Non directiveness; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BIRTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; MEDICAL GENETICS; ORGANIZATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

CIVIL RIGHTS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; EUGENICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 21344432111     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-005-0573-0     Document Type: Review

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