Heredity and Hope

The Case for Genetic Screening

Ruth Schwartz Cowan

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$37.50 • £30.95 • €34.00

ISBN 9780674024243

Publication Date: 05/20/2008

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304 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

9 halftones, 9 line illustrations

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Introduction
Many Varieties of Beautiful Inheritance
Eugenics and the Genealogical Fallacy
Pronatal Motives and Prenatal Diagnosis
No Matter What! This Has to Stop!
Genetic Screening and Genocidal Claims
Parents, Politicians, Physicians, and Priests
Conclusion
Further Reading
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

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