Parental Autonomy and the Obligation Not to Harm One's Child Genetically
@article{Green1997ParentalAA,
title={Parental Autonomy and the Obligation Not to Harm One's Child Genetically},
author={Ronald M Green},
journal={The Journal of Law, Medicine \& Ethics},
year={1997},
volume={25},
pages={15 - 5}
}Examines the potential use of genetic information by parents in ways that offer no preventive or curative effects and that may in fact inflict harm on children.
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