Disability equality and prenatal testing: contradictory or compatible?
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I. WHAT IS DISABILITY “REALLY” LIKE, OR HOW MISINFORMED ARE PEOPLE ANYWAY?.............................................................................................................. 318 A. Models of Disability ...................................................................................... 318 B. Disability and the Normal Opportunity Range........................................... 322 C. Having and Lacking Capacities................................................................... 324 II. THE LIMITS OF PROGRESS.................................................................................... 327 A. The Persistence of Negative Attitudes Toward People With Disabilities ... 328 B. Translating Law Into Practice ..................................................................... 330 III. THE “MESSAGE” OF SELECTING FUTURE CITIZENS............................................. 332 A. Clinical Practice ........................................................................................... 334 B. Rationales for Test Development.................................................................. 335 C. Line-Drawing................................................................................................ 337
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Florida State University law review. Florida State University. College of Law
دوره 30 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003