The Natural Father: Genetic Paternity Testing, Marriage, and Fatherhood

The emerging phenomenon of genetic paternity testing shows how good science and useful social reform can run off the rails. Genetic paternity testing enables us to sort out, in a transparent and decisive way, the age-old but traditionally never-quite-answerable question of whether a child is genetic...

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Main Author: Kaebnick, Gregory E. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2004
In: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2004, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 49-60
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