Read e-book online Preventing Intellectual Disability: Ethical and Clinical PDF

By Pekka Louhiala

ISBN-10: 0521533716

ISBN-13: 9780521533713

ISBN-10: 0521826330

ISBN-13: 9780521826334

this is often the 1st e-book that covers comprehensively the tricky moral matters fascinated about prevention of highbrow incapacity (learning incapacity, psychological retardation). those matters are mentioned either essentially and theoretically within the mild of 4 case examples drawn from actual lifestyles. The circumstances reveal a number of matters raised via the idea that of forestalling highbrow incapacity, together with definition, epidemiology, screening, and genetic counselling. significant procedure versions (reproductive autonomy and public wellbeing and fitness) are scrutinised, and the sensible problems with prevention are tested heavily with recognize to 3 syndromes (Down, Fragile X, and Aspartylugosaminuria). The query 'Why should still highbrow incapacity be prevented?' is tested completely at each one level. As a paediatrician and a thinker, Dr Louhiala provides the problems in a fashion that's either trouble-free and philosophically sound.

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