Genetics and the Law IIMilunsky, George J. Annas Springer US, 1980 - 480 páginas The law is a mandate and a mirror; it both commands and reflects. It should not come as a shock that scientists and physicians often prefer the mirror at times when society seems to be demanding a mandate. This may be especially true in the rapidly advancing field of medical genetics, where recent discoveries leading to potentially startling applications have raised old questions of law in a new light. Nevertheless, we believe that in general the conflict between the law and science, as illustrated in the field of genetics, is embroi dered with exaggeration. The Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Warren Burger, has noted that "the prime function of the law is to protect basic human values--individual human values--sometimes even at the expense of scientific progress"; and that "it is not the function of the law to keep pace with science." While both of these statements are true as far as they go, we believe the law must make an affirmative effort to anticipate scientific developments so that those beneficial to society can be nurtured rather than stultified. It was to nurture cooperation and understanding that we brought together a distinguished faculty of internationally known experts on law and genetics to discuss their fields in 1975. |
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DANGEROUS PRODUCTS POWERS OR IDEAS | 3 |
RESEARCH AND REGULATION | 9 |
ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE CONTROL OF SCIENCE | 19 |
THE SCIENTISTs Right to Research and the LEGITIMACY | 29 |
PUBLIC CONTROL OF GENETIC RESEARCH | 41 |
ON MANDATING DIAGNOSTIC PRACTICES | 51 |
PRENATAL GENETIC DIAGNOSIS AND THE LAW 61 X | 61 |
THE LEGAL OBLIGATIONS OF GENETIC COUNSELORS | 69 |
20 GOVERNMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN GENETIC DISEASES | 237 |
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS | 259 |
GENETICS ADOPTION AND THE LAW | 269 |
PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD THE HANDICAPPED | 295 |
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RIGHT TO TREATMENT | 305 |
BEYOND THE BEST INTERESTS | 331 |
CURRENT STATUS OF in Vitro FERTILIZATION AND REIMPLANTATION | 345 |
LEGAL IMPLICATIONS AND REGULATION OF in Vitro FERTILIZATION | 351 |
THE CONTINUING WRONG OF WRONGFUL LIFE | 81 |
THE LAW AND OPERATION OF GENETIC SCREENING PROGRAMS | 97 |
IN SEARCH OF THEIR ROOTS | 121 |
DOCTORS DECISIONS AND THE LAW | 153 |
CONVERSATION WITH SILENT PATIENTS | 159 |
ETHICS AND THE COSTS OF DYING | 187 |
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ABORTION LAW | 213 |
PRECONCEPTION AND PRENATAL TORTS 25X 225 X | 225 |
ISSUES IN HUMAN MUTAGENESIS AND TERATOGENESIS | 375 |
LEGAL REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISK | 399 |
A CLINICAL AND ETHICAL DILEMMA | 407 |
REGULATORY POLICY FOR MUTAGENS AND TERATOGENS | 413 |
DEVELOPING A GOVERNMENT POLICY FOR THE REGULATION | 421 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SELECTED RECENT BOOKS IN BIOETHICS | 441 |
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