ISBN:
9781402052187
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource
,
v.: digital
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Science and Law Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine 34
Series Statement:
International library of ethics, law, and the new medicine
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Hashiloni-Dolev, Yael A life (un)worthy of living
DDC:
362.1983200943
Keywords:
Ethics
;
Reproductive Medicine
;
Human genetics
;
Sociology
;
Philosophy (General)
;
Reproductive Techniques
;
Genetic Screening
;
Genetic Screening
;
Prenatal Diagnosis
;
Prenatal Diagnosis
;
Reproductive Techniques
;
Israel
;
Humangenetik
;
Reproduktionsmedizin
;
Ethik
;
Deutschland
;
Humangenetik
;
Reproduktionsmedizin
;
Ethik
Abstract:
This book presents the findings of a study into the social shaping of reproductive genetics in Germany and Israel. The study reveals dramatic differences between German and Israeli societies in addressing the question of a life (un)worthy of living. A close analysis of the ways that these two societies handle the balance between the quality and sanctity of life illuminates controversies over reproductive genetics in an original and provocative way.
Abstract:
Based on a variety of empirical materials the study reveals dramatic differences between the way that the German and Israeli societies address the question of a life (un)worthy of living: while in Germany, social, cultural, religious and legal conditions restrict the selection of embryos based on prenatal diagnosis, in Israel they strongly encourage it. A close comparative analysis of the ways that these two societies handle the delicate balance between the quality and sanctity of life illuminates the controversy around reproductive genetics in an original and provocative way. The study is also innovative in its use of contemporary social theory concerning the politics of life in comprehending the differences between two societies positioned at opposite extremes in their adoption of reproductive genetics. It thus offers an original cross-cultural discussion concerning present-day techno-medical manipulations of life itself.
Description / Table of Contents:
Front Matter; Theoretical Background; Methodology; Getting to Know the Field of Reproductive Genetics in Israel and Germany; Genetic Counselors' Moral Practices; Abortions on Embryopathic Grounds: Policy and Practice in Israel and Germany; Sex Chromosome Anomalies (SCAs) in Israel and Germany: Assessing "Birth Defects" and edical Risks According to the Importance of Fertility*; "Wrongful Life", in the eyes of the law, the counselors and the disabled; The Conflicts Between Individuals, Families and Society, as Well as Between Different Family Members, Embodied in Reproductive Genetics
Description / Table of Contents:
Back Matter
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-191) and index
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Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Tel Aviv University, 2005
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
DOI:
10.1007/1-4020-5218-9
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