Making sense of 'designer babies', reproductive technologies and parenting : an interpretivist inquiry
The term 'designer baby' was first used by journalist Robin McKie in The Observer in 1986. At this time the phrase described the scenario in which embryos are designed or selected in order to ensure the development of certain characteristics such as intelligence or appearance. However, the...
Main Author: | Honeyman, Hollie |
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University of East Anglia
2010
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.539352 |
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