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27 janvier 2022
- handle: 10670/1.0uzjz4
- isbn: 9781800642300
- eisbn: 9791036529627
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Kristien Hens, « Prologue: Dynamics and Ethics of Autism », Open Book Publishers, ID : 10670/1.0uzjz4
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This is a book about the meanings, experiences and dynamics of autism. My initial interest in autism began ten years ago. As a bioethicist who had written a PhD on pediatric biobanks, I was interested in the ethics of genetic research and genetic diagnostics of autism. These practices raise several questions in traditional biomedical ethics, such as what genetic findings should genetic counsellors convey to their clients, and are genetic ‘risk’ factors for autism a good reason to opt for repr...