Is there a moral obligation to conceive children under the best possible conditions? A preliminary framework for identifying the preconception responsibilities of potential parents

BMC Medical Ethics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Bonte, Pieter ^a   Pennings, Guido ^a   Sterckx, Sigrid ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Beneficence; Folic acid; Genetic testing; Obesity; Preconception care

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONGENITAL DISORDER; EDUCATION; ETHICS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; METHODOLOGY; MORALITY; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PARENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTION;

ADULT; BENEFICENCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MALE; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OBESITY; PARENTS; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 84892644625     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6939-15-5     Document Type: Review

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