Difference and Choice: Exploring Prenatal Testing and the Use of Genetic Information with People with Learning Difficulties.

Ward, Linda; Howarth, Joyce; Rodgers, Jackie

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ERIC Number: EJ650522

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2002

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Difference and Choice: Exploring Prenatal Testing and the Use of Genetic Information with People with Learning Difficulties.

Ward, Linda; Howarth, Joyce; Rodgers, Jackie

British Journal of Learning Disabilities, v30 n2 p50-55 Jun 2002

This article describes two workshops that explained the use of prenatal testing and genetic information to inform choices in pregnancy to people with learning difficulties, explored the issues with them, and describe the contribution subsequently made by these people to a British national conference on this subject. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Abortions, Adults, Down Syndrome, Foreign Countries, Genetics, Instructional Effectiveness, Mental Retardation, Pregnancy, Prenatal Care, Prenatal Influences, Screening Tests, Workshops

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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