From a social issue to policy: Social work's advocacy for the rights of donor conceived people to genetic origins information in the United Kingdom

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 53-72

  Wincott, Elizabeth ^a   Crawshaw, Marilyn ^b  

^a University of York ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Donor conception; Secrecy in families; Social work values

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; CONCEPTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DONOR; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIAL WORKER; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CHILD; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; CONSUMER ORGANIZATIONS; FEMALE; GENETIC PRIVACY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HETEROLOGOUS; MALE; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC;

EID: 33748451082     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v43n02_05     Document Type: Conference Paper

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