From a historical perspective, selective reproduction is nothing new. Infanticide,
abandonment, and selective neglect of children have a long history, and the widespread …

Western societies in the early 21st century are characterized by people's increasing
disillusionment with scientific medicine. Paradoxically, there is also an increasing …

Medical screening raises fundamental issues for sociological inquiry, but at present a well‐
developed sociology of medical screening is lacking. This special issue on the sociology of …

Purpose Clinical genome or exome sequencing (GS/ES) provides a diagnosis for many
individuals with suspected genetic disorders, but also yields negative or uncertain results for …

This article examines the significance of citizenship with respect to disability. The article first
highlights the idea of citizenship as 'social contract'. This means the possession of civil …

With every passing year, more and more people learn that they or their young or unborn
child carries a genetic mutation. But what does this mean for the way we understand a …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Given the nature of FMR1 gene expansions, most
biological mothers, and often multiple other family members of children with fragile X …

In recent decades a model of healthy citizenship has emerged, which construes citizens as
autonomous, responsible and active participants in the management of their health. While …

Genomic tests such as exome sequencing have recently become an option for diagnosing
patients. The tests allow clinical geneticists to sequence the majority of patients' disease …

Background Genomic sequencing technologies have made the possibility of population
screening for whole panels of genetic disorders more feasible than ever before. As one of …