Ethical challenges in assisted reproduction: The place of preimplantation genetic diagnosis in a just society

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 547-550

  Whetstine, Leslie M ^a  

^a WALSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

designer babies; ethics; preimplantation genetic diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DISABILITY; DISEASES; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; NIDATION; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; ETHICS;

HUMANS; MORALS; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 84925611757     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073813511151     Document Type: Article

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