Titre :
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Ethical and social issues in prenatal sex selection : A survey of geneticists in 37 nations. (1998)
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Auteurs :
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D.C. WERTZ ;
J.C. FLETCHER
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Social science and medicine (vol. 46, n° 2, 1998)
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Pagination :
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255-273
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Diagnostic prénatal
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Diagnostic
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Sélection
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Sexe
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Enfant
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Homme
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IVG
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Attitude
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Médecin
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Profession santé
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Ethique
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Enquête
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Pays voie développement
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Pays développé
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Génétique
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Résumé :
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[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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