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020			_a9780511543982 (ebook)
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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aRC570 _b.L676 2004
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100	1		_aLouhiala, Pekka, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aPreventing intellectual disability : _bethical and clinical issues / _cPekka Louhiala.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2004.
300			_a1 online resource (vii, 174 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	0		_a1. Introduction. -- What is intellectual disability? -- 3. Epidemiology of intellectual disability -- 4. Prevention of intellectual disability: general issues -- 5. Prenatal diagnosis and screening -- 6. Genetic counselling -- 7. Why should intellectual disability be prevented? -- 8. Moral status and intellectual disability -- 9. The ethics of prevention in practice: three syndromes -- 10. Conclusion.
520			_aThis is the first book that covers comprehensively the difficult ethical issues involved in prevention of intellectual disability (learning disability, mental retardation). These issues are discussed both practically and theoretically in the light of four case examples drawn from real life. The cases demonstrate various issues raised by the concept of preventing intellectual disability, including definition, epidemiology, screening, and genetic counselling. Two major approach models (reproductive autonomy and public health) are scrutinised, and the practical issues of prevention are examined closely with respect to three syndromes (Down, Fragile X, and Aspartylugosaminuria). The question 'Why should intellectual disability be prevented?' is examined thoroughly at each stage. As a paediatrician and a philosopher, Dr Louhiala presents the issues in a way that is both user-friendly and philosophically sound.
650		0	_aMental retardation _xPrevention _xMoral and ethical aspects.
650		0	_aMental retardation _xGenetic aspects.
650		0	_aLearning disabilities _xPrevention _xMoral and ethical aspects.
650		0	_aLearning disabilities _xGenetic aspects.
650		0	_aGenetic counseling _xMoral and ethical aspects.
650		0	_aGenetic screening _xMoral and ethical aspects.
650		0	_aMedical ethics.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521826334
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511543982
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