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Ethical Aspects of Genetic Screening in Israel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2008

Michal Sagi
Michal Sagi
Affiliation:
Department of Human GeneticsHadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem
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Abstract

Advances in genetic research make it possible to identify carriers of a growing number of genetic diseases. The World Health Organization (WHO) published several preconditions for community carrier screening. This paper aims to present some of the dilemmas about screening in Israel and the difficulties in following the WHO's helpful criteria.

Type
Genetic Services Eugenic Practices?
Information
Science in Context , Volume 11 , Issue 3-4 , Autumn-Winter 1998 , pp. 419 - 429
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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