Genetic Ties and the Family: the Impact of Paternity Testing on Parents and Children

From: Ethics & Medicine | Date: July 1, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

Genetic Ties and the Family: the Impact of Paternity Testing on Parents and Children Mark A. Rothstein, Thomas H. Murray, Gregory E. Kaebnick, and Mary Anderlik Majumber, Editors. Baltimore, MD: John Hopkins University Press, 2005. ISBN 978-0801881930; 264 PAGES, CLOTH $ 50.00

We've entered a new era in the determination of parenthood - or at least of fatherhood. Gone are the days of the 'marital presumption' where the husband of the mother was the presumed father of her child: biotechnology has provided us with readily available, highly accurate tests to determine whether a given individual ...

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