Pub Date : 2019-08-19DOI: 10.4324/9780429037399-39
H. Holmes, Elizabeth Mathiot-Moen
Following ethical issues, many of unwanted pregnancies and abortions can be avoided. Several factors such as cultural, social, religious, and economic issues, as well as medical reasons such as the existence of some diseases related to chromosome X encourage couples to choose traditional or new treatment methods for selecting their child’s gender. The establishment of family balance is another reason for selecting the gender of the child.
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Pub Date : 2019-08-19DOI: 10.4324/9780429037399-73
D. Wertz
Objective: The objective of this review of genetic counseling (GC)istodescribethecurrentconceptsandphilosophicalandethical principles accepted by the great majority of countries and recommended by the World Health Organization, the stages of the process, its results and the psychological impact that a genetic disease has on a family. Sources: The concepts presented are based on an historical synthesisoftheliteratureonGCsincethe1930suntiltoday,andthe articlescitedrepresentthemostimportantresearchpublishedwhich today provides the foundation for the theory and practice of GC. Summary of the findings: The modern definition of GC is a process of communication that deals with the human problems related with the occurrence of a genetic disease in a family. It is of fundamental importance that health professionals are aware of the psychological aspects triggered by genetic diseases and the ways in which these can be managed. In the field of human and medical genetics we are still living in a phase in which technical and scientific aspects predominate, with little emphasis on the study of emotional reactions and people's processes of adaptation to these diseases, whichleadstoclientshavingalowlevelofunderstandingoftheevents thathavetakenplace,withnegativeconsequencesforfamilylifeand for society. Conclusions: The review concludes by discussing the need to refer families with genetic diseases for GC and the need for professionals working in this area to invest more in humanizing care and developing non-directive psychological GC techniques.
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Pub Date : 2019-08-19DOI: 10.4324/9780429037399-24
D. James
{"title":"Adoption and Restrictions on Abortion—Ethics","authors":"D. James","doi":"10.4324/9780429037399-24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429037399-24","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":145849,"journal":{"name":"Encyclopedia of Reproductive Technologies","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127575590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-08-19DOI: 10.4324/9780429037399-53
L. Purdy, H. Holmes
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