New reproductive technologies, genetic counselling and the standing of the fetus: Views from Germany and Israel

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1055-1069

  Hashiloni Dolev, Yael ^a   Weiner, Noga ^b  

^a ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF TEL AVIV YAFFO   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fetal status; Genetic counselling; Germany; Israel; New reproductive technologies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEGINNING OF HUMAN LIFE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHICS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GERMANY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; LEGAL ABORTION; MORALITY; PERSONHOOD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION;

ABORTION, LEGAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEGINNING OF HUMAN LIFE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ISRAEL; MORALS; PERSONHOOD; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 55849148500     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2008.01105.x     Document Type: Article

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