Selecting for Disability: Acceptable Lives, Acceptable Reasons

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Aug 2012 English Publisher:Informa UK LimitedJournal:The American Journal of Bioethics, volume 12, pages 30-31 (issn: 1526-5161, eissn: 1536-0075,

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Authors: David, Wasserman; Adrienne, Asch;

doi: 10.1080/15265161.2012.692445

pmid: 22852539

Selecting for Disability: Acceptable Lives, Acceptable Reasons

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Abstract

We agree with Hope and McMillan (2012) that physicians generally should respect their patients’ autonomy in using preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) to select for disability. We think, however...

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Keywords

Male, Physician-Patient Relations, Conflict of Interest, Wrongful Life, Reproductive Behavior, Choice Behavior, Pregnancy, Physicians, Personal Autonomy, Pregnancy in Adolescence, Humans, Female, Conscience

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