Don't forget the legal framework: The public provision of non-invasive prenatal testing in England and Wales

Medical Law International

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 203-215

  Wale, Jeffrey I ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abortion; Cell Free Foetal DNA; Non Invasive Prenatal Testing; Prenatal Screening; Reproductive Autonomy

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISABILITY; DOWN SYNDROME; ENGLAND; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; WALES;

EID: 84983341276     PISSN: 09685332     EISSN: 20479441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0968533216646154     Document Type: Review

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