Sex selection and early pregnancy fetal sex determination: ethics and personal freedom of choice.
1992
J D Stephens
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D004992
Ethics, Medical
The principles of professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of the physician, relations with patients and fellow practitioners, as well as actions of the physician in patient care and interpersonal relations with patient families.
Medical Ethics
D000029
Abortion, Legal
Termination of pregnancy under conditions allowed under local laws. (POPLINE Thesaurus, 1991)
Abortion on Demand,Abortions, Legal,Legal Abortion,Legal Abortions
D000649
Amniocentesis
Percutaneous transabdominal puncture of the uterus during pregnancy to obtain amniotic fluid. It is commonly used for fetal karyotype determination in order to diagnose abnormal fetal conditions.
Amniocenteses
D012732
Sex Determination Analysis
Validation of the SEX of an individual by inspection of the GONADS and/or by genetic tests.
Sex Determination Techniques,Sex Determination Technics,Analyses, Sex Determination,Analysis, Sex Determination,Sex Determination Analyses,Sex Determination Technic,Sex Determination Technique,Technic, Sex Determination,Technics, Sex Determination,Technique, Sex Determination,Techniques, Sex Determination
D012743
Sex Preselection
Methods for controlling genetic SEX of offspring.
Sex Predetermination,Sex Selection,Predetermination, Sex,Preselection, Sex,Selection, Sex