Whose right to choose? The new genetics, prenatal testing and people with learning difficulties

Genetic Governance: Health, Risk and Ethics in a Biotech Era

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 114-127

  Ward, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84905761114     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203000823     Document Type: Chapter

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