On new reproductive technologies and family ethics: Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis for sibling donor in Israel and Germany

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2081-2092

  Hashiloni Dolev, Yael ^a   Shkedi, Shiri ^b  

^a ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF TEL AVIV YAFFO   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Family ethics; Germany; Israel; New reproductive technologies (NRTs); Pre implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD); Sibling donor (SD)

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH POLICY; PERCEPTION; SIBLING;

ARTICLE; DONOR; ETHICS; FAMILY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LEGAL ASPECT; PARENTHOOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SIBLING;

FAMILY; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GERMANY; HUMANS; ISRAEL; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES; SIBLINGS; TISSUE DONORS;

ASIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 35348990357     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.06.016     Document Type: Article

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