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Can there be such a thing as a ‘wrongful birth’?

2004-11-24

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With the growing application of modern genetic technology to everyday healthcare provision, concern over its moral defence is increasing. This paper discusses pre‐natal genetic testing, currently the healthcare situation in which the technology is most frequently applied. In doing this it addresses the justification for the resulting marked increase in legal cases compensating those thought to have suffered a wron...

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Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare

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Literature Corpus work: cdee73c3-067e-53d9-81a9-3c132ea0e1c2
DOI: 10.1080/0968759042000283656

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