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Titre :	Ethical and social issues in prenatal sex selection : A survey of geneticists in 37 nations. (1998)
Auteurs :	D.C. WERTZ ; J.C. FLETCHER
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Social science and medicine (vol. 46, n° 2, 1998)
Pagination :	255-273
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés :	Diagnostic prénatal ; Diagnostic ; Sélection ; Sexe ; Enfant ; Homme ; IVG ; Attitude ; Médecin ; Profession santé ; Ethique ; Enquête ; Pays voie développement ; Pays développé ; Génétique
Résumé :	[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST i2R0x1aM. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. In a recent 37-nation survey of 2903 geneticists and genetic counselors, 29% would perform prenatal diagnosis (PND) for a couple with four girls who want a boy and would abort a female fetus. An additional 20% would offer a referral. The percentage who would perform PND in the United States (34%) was exceeded only by Israel (68%), Cuba (62%), Peru (39%). and Mexico (38%). In all. 47% had had requests for sex selection. There appears to be a trend toward honoring such requests since a similar survey in 1985. This paper discusses reasons for this trend and the ethical dilemmas of refusing patient requests in societies where individual autonomy is stressed.

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