Addressing the idiosyncratic needs of Orthodox Jewish couples requesting sex selection by preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 421-425

  Grazi, Richard V ^a   Wolowelsky, Joel B ^b  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Yeshivah of Flatbush ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Gender selection; Jewish; PGD; Sex selection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENDER BIAS; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; JEW; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SOCIETY;

FERTILITY; HUMANS; JUDAISM; MALE; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; SEX PRESELECTION;

EID: 33845910366     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-006-9047-z     Document Type: Article

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