Genetics/Preimplantation genetic diagnosis

  • In the Literature
    Apr 2016

    A Defense of “The Case for Conserving Disability”

    Jasmine Zahid
    Rosemarie Garland-Thomson’s argument for disability as a sociocultural resource challenges the commonsense understanding of disability as a deficit.
    AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):399-405. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.nlit2-1604.
  • Medicine and Society
    Jun 2015

    The Disability Movement’s Critique of Rehabilitation’s Medical Model: A Rebuttal

    John D. Banja, PhD
    Some disability advocates take issue with the “normalization” goals of the medical model of rehabilitation, but expressions of that position can be dismissive of rehabilitationists’ efforts to remediate oppressive functional deficits.
    AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(6):562-567. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.6.msoc1-1506.
  • Case and Commentary
    Jan 2014

    Shared Decision Making about IVF for Savior Siblings

    Emily S. Jungheim, MD, MSCI
    Decisions about whether to pursue IVF for savior siblings are difficult to make when probable success rates differ by clinic and evidence is lacking.
    Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(1):24-29. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.1.ecas4-1401.
  • Case and Commentary
    Feb 2012

    Sex Selection for Nonhealth-Related Reasons

    Lusine Aghajanova, MD, PhD and Cecilia T. Valdes, MD
    While sex selection of children for nonmedical reasons is not prohibited in the United States, the authors believe that sperm sorting should not be used until more safety data are available.
    Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(2):105-111. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.2.ccas3-1202.