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100 1 _aCowan, Ruth Schwartz.
245 1 0 _aHeredity and Hope :
_bThe Case for Genetic Screening.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bHarvard University Press,
_c2008.
264 4 _c©2008.
300 _a1 online resource (303 pages)
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
505 0 _aIntro -- Contents -- 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 -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
520 _aNeither minimizing the difficulty of the choices that modern genetics has created for us nor fearing them, Cowan argues that we can improve the quality of our own lives and the lives of our children by using the modern science and technology of genetic screening responsibly.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aGenetic screening-History.
650 0 _aEugenics-History.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aCowan, Ruth Schwartz
_tHeredity and Hope
_dCambridge : Harvard University Press,c2008
_z9780674024243
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3300323
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