Heredity and Hope

The Case for Genetic Screening

Ruth Schwartz Cowan

    • Introduction
    1. Many Varieties of Beautiful Inheritance
    2. Eugenics and the Genealogical Fallacy
    3. Pronatal Motives and Prenatal Diagnosis
    4. No Matter What! This Has to Stop!
    5. Genetic Screening and Genocidal Claims
    6. Parents, Politicians, Physicians, and Priests
    • Conclusion
    • Further Reading
    • Notes
    • Acknowledgments
    • Index
  • Cover: Heredity and Hope
  • A photo of the author

Photo by Candace DiCarlo

Ruth Schwartz Cowan is Professor of History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania.