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Genetic Responsibility in Germany and Israel: Practices of Prenatal Diagnosis
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Abstract Prenatal diagnosis, especially noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT), has changed the experience of pregnancy, prenatal care and responsibilities in Israel and Germany in different ways. These differences reflect the countries' historical legacies, medico-legal policies, normative and cultural identit... view more
Prenatal diagnosis, especially noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT), has changed the experience of pregnancy, prenatal care and responsibilities in Israel and Germany in different ways. These differences reflect the countries' historical legacies, medico-legal policies, normative and cultural identities. Building on this observation, the contributors of this book present conversations between leading scholars from Israel and Germany based on an empirical bioethical perspective, analyses about the reshaping of 'life' by biomedicine, and philosophical reflections on socio-cultural claims and epistemic horizons of responsibilities. Practices and discussions of reproductive medicine transform the concepts of responsibility and irresponsibility.... view less
Keywords
prenatal diagnostics; bioethics; medical ethics; reproductive medicine; biotechnology policy; responsibility; family; Israel; Federal Republic of Germany
Classification
Medical Sociology
Free Keywords
Comparative Bioethics; Prenatal Testing; Disability; Philosophy of Responsibility; Reproductive Cultures; Body; Philosophy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
380 p.
Series
Bioethics / Medical Ethics, 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839459881
ISSN
2702-8275
ISBN
978-3-8394-5988-1
Status
Published Version; reviewed