Choosing Between Possible Lives : Legal and Ethical Issues in Prenatal Screening and Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

Legal and Ethical Issues in Prenatal Screening and Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis is the first book to examine in detail the ethical and legal issues about 'choosing' babies.The author is a widely respected scholar. The book will appeal to lawyers and philosophers.Modern advances in medical science suggest that in future prospective parents will be able, in some circumstances, to 'choose' the physical and intellectual attributes of their offspring. This book examines the ethical and legal arguments which will be brought into play if and when parents seek to make such choices.