Ethical and social issues in prenatal sex selection: A survey of geneticists in 37 nations

被引：41

作者：

Wertz, DC

Fletcher, JC

机构：

[1] Shriver Ctr Mental Retardat, Waltham, MA 02254 USA

[2] Univ Virginia, Med Ctr, Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA

来源：

SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE | 1998年 / 46卷 / 02期

关键词：

prenatal sex selection; ethics; genetics;

D O I：

10.1016/S0277-9536(97)00159-7

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

In a recent 37-nation survey of 2903 geneticists and genetic counselors, 29% would perform prenatal diagnosis (PND) for a couple with four girls who want a boy and would abort a female fetus. An additional 20% would offer a referral. The percentage who would perform PND in the United States (34%) was exceeded only by Israel (68%), Cuba (62%), Peru (39%), and Mexico (38%). In all, 47% had had requests for sex selection. There appears to be a trend toward honoring such requests since a similar survey in 1985. This paper discusses reasons for this trend and the ethical dilemmas of refusing patient requests in societies where individual autonomy is stressed. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：255 / 273

页数：19

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