Ethics of consent and choice in prenatal screening [electronic resource] /

By:

Milligan, Eleanor

Publication details: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2011.Description: 1 online resource (246 p.)ISBN:

9781443827683 (electronic bk.)
1443827681 (electronic bk.)

Subject(s):

NLM classification:

2011 D-553
WQ 209

Online resources:

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust OpenAthens account holders click here for access

Contents:

Consent, choice and the context of prenatal screening -- An ethical orientation -- Prenatal screening: the technical lens -- Consent and choice: philosophical constraints -- Consent and choice: institutional constraints -- Consent and choice: social constraints -- Consent and choice: personal constraints -- Informed consent and patient education in clinical care -- Transforming practice.

Summary: "Increasingly, notions of individual autonomy, personal 'choice' and preference have become woven into our reproductive expectations. With respect to prenatal screening, the choices sought, offered or denied are shaped and interpreted through a range of social, personal, institutional and philosophical lenses. While prenatal screening seeks to promote parental choice and early intervention, for the most part, the genetic anomalies commonly targeted are inherently 'unfixable'. Frequently, the only further intervention on offer is selective termination. Hence, the practice of prenatal screening raises complex ethical questions, forcing judgement on the desirability or undesirability of certain traits in our future offspring. This book explores the numerous factors that shape how such ethical choices are interpreted from the perspective of individual mothers and health care providers, and considers the impact of these factors on personal autonomy and consent to prenatal screening."--Publisher's description.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Electronic book	Stenhouse Library		Link to resource	Available

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Increasingly, notions of individual autonomy, personal 'choice' and preference have become woven into our reproductive expectations. With respect to prenatal screening, the choices sought, offered or denied are shaped and interpreted through a range of social, personal, institutional and philosophical lenses. While prenatal screening seeks to promote parental choice and early intervention, for the most part, the genetic anomalies commonly targeted are inherently 'unfixable'. Frequently, the only further intervention on offer is selective termination. Hence, the practice of prenatal screening raises complex ethical questions, forcing judgement on the desirability or undesirability of certain traits in our future offspring. This book explores the numerous factors that shape how such ethical choices are interpreted from the perspective of individual mothers and health care providers, and considers the impact of these factors on personal autonomy and consent to prenatal screening."--Publisher's description.

Description based on print version record.

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