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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)"”.
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“It is better to have tried, no matter what” : Psychological perspectives on pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)
Couples with the risk of transmitting a genetic disease face different diagnostic options when they wish to become parents. Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) combines in vitro fertilization (IVF) with biopsy of the embryo. With PGD the couple can start a pregnancy knowing that the child will …
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A comparison of attitudes towards prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis
Technological advances in prenatal screening and diagnosis mean that it is now possible to test for a wide range of congenital conditions (Hewison et al., 2007). Traditionally testing has been carried out during pregnancy (prenatal diagnosis, PND). However, advances in technology have made it …
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From bench to bedside, to track and field: The context of enhancement and its ethical relevance
… based on case studies. The first chapter presents various definitions of 'enhancement', arguments for and against, and discusses the therapy/enhancement distinction. The second chapter discusses applying genetic technologies from bendh to bedside, analysing: the objections to reprogenetics …
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Intersex, discrimination and the healthcare environment : a critical investigation of current English law
… and analyse whether current English law prevents or promotes discrimination against the intersexed in the healthcare environment in England today. It further endeavours to propose suitable amendments to current law where such discrimination is identified. Previous literature has indicated …
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Anne McLaren and the Human Embryo Research Debates in Britain, 1982–1990: Sociological Biography in the Analysis of Public Debate
… especially on the use of the contested term ‘pre-embryo’ by the pro-human embryo research lobby to describe the subject of experimentation, and the development of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) over the same time span as the debates, I show how a pro-research case was built around …