Over the last forty years, the field of disability studies has emerged from the political activism
of disabled people. In this challenging review of the field, leading disability academic and …

Now in its eighth edition, Bioethics: A Nursing Perspective provides practical guidance on
the ethical issues you might come across in nursing practice, with real-world examples that …

This paper explores the ethical implications of introducing non-invasive prenatal diagnostic
tests (NIPD tests) in prenatal screening for foetal abnormalities. NIPD tests are easy and …

This paper aims to address the ethical issues regarding prenatal diagnosis and
preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) of mitochondrial disorders. Owing to the absence …

Julian Savulescu has given clear expression to a principle—that of “procreative
beneficence”—which underlies the thought of many contemporary writers on bioethics. The …

The referendum to overturn Ireland's near-total abortion ban in 2018 stands as one of the
most remarkable political events of recent times. The campaign to repeal the 8th amendment …

Previous studies have argued that women's responses to abortion are similar to a linear
grief reaction. The present study aimed to explore how women reflect upon their past …

Over the years, the demand for ART with donated embryos has increased. Treatment can be
performed using donated 'surplus embryos' from IVF treatment or with embryos intentionally …

The lifetime of tungsten cathodes used in plasma spray torches is limited by processes
leading to a loss of cathode material. It was reported in the literature that the mechanism of …

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