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Author:
Rothschild, Joan.
Title:
The dream of the perfect child / Joan Rothschild.
Publisher:
Indiana University Press,
Copyright Date:
c2005
Description:
x, 343 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subject:
Abnormalities, Human--Prevention.
Genetic disorders--Prevention.
Prenatal diagnosis--Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical genetics--Moral and ethical aspects.
Human reproductive technology--Social aspects.
Reproductive health--Social aspects.
Eugenics--History.
Perfection.
Bioethics
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-328) and index.
Contents:
The perfectibility of man -- The "perfect race" -- Reformed eugenics and medical genetics -- The tools -- The doctors: on the trail of the defective fetus -- The parents: only the best and the brightest -- Discourses of the imperfect -- Bioethics discourse and reproductive practice -- Sites of resistance -- Transforming the dream of the perfect child.
Series:
Bioethics and the humanities
ISBN:
9780253217608 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0253217601 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780253345653 (cloth : alk. paper)
0253345650 (cloth : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)56798754
LCCN:
2004024477
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

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