Genetic screening technology: ethical issues in access to tests by employers and health insurance committees [0.03%]
基因检验技术：就业及健康保险中的伦理问题
R R Faden,N E Kass
R R Faden
Whereas the introduction of new technologies previously has raised the ethical question of who ought to have access to a new procedure or device, genetic testing technology raises the new ethical question of to whom access to a new technolo...
New reproductive technologies: Equity and access to reproductive health care [0.03%]
新的生育技术：获得生殖保健的公平性及途径问题
M S Henifin
M S Henifin
While attention has focused on the promise of new reproductive technologies to provide cures for infertility, efforts aimed at preventing infertility have languished, and the major cause of infant morbidity and morality--lack of prenatal ca...
D J Bowen,N Urban,D Carrell et al.
D J Bowen et al.
A health system should meet the health needs of the population. Given limited resources, choices are made about problems--typically, diseases--to attack. Then, choices must be made as to how to identify, treat, and ultimately, prevent their...
Premature adoption and resolution of medical technology: illustrations from childbirth technology [0.03%]
医疗技术的过早采用及其解决办法——产科技术中的例证分析
I H Butter
I H Butter
The first part of this article discusses four forces underlying the emergence, adoption, and routinization of medical technology: key societal values, policies of the federal government, reimbursement policies, and economic incentives. It a...
Nancy Felipe Russo,Jean E Denious
Nancy Felipe Russo
Reproductive technologies raise a host of social and legal issues that challenge basic values and create intense controversy. If researchers wish to inform public policies related to reproductive technologies, they must understand how the s...
When practices, promises, profits, and policies outpace hard evidence: the post-menopausal hormone debate [0.03%]
当实践、承诺、利润和政策超越了确凿的证据时——有关绝经后激素治疗的争论
Michelle J Naughton,Alison Snow Jones,Sally A Shumaker
Michelle J Naughton
Currently, there is widespread controversy regarding the risks and benefits of hormone therapy for women over 50. The history of hormone therapy provides an excellent example of how different constituencies with competing objectives can pro...
Christy A Sherman
Christy A Sherman
The literature and events related to the politicization of emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) in the United States is reviewed. The basis of opposition to the regimen, rooted in the mode of action of ECPs, the confusion with mifepristone,...
John K Ciccarelli,Janice C Ciccarelli
John K Ciccarelli
This paper provides an overview of the different legal approaches that are used in various jurisdictions to determine parental rights and obligations of the parties involved in third party assisted reproduction. Additionally, the paper expl...
Conspiracy beliefs about HIV/AIDS and birth control among African Americans: implications for the prevention of HIV, other STIs, and unintended pregnancy [0.03%]
关于非洲美国人艾滋病和避孕问题的阴谋论及其对预防艾滋病毒、其他性传播疾病和意外怀孕的影响
Sheryl Thorburn Bird,Laura M Bogart
Sheryl Thorburn Bird
In this article, we examine the potential role that conspiracy beliefs regarding HIV/AIDS (e.g., "HIV is a manmade virus") and birth control (e.g., "The government is trying to limit the Black population by encouraging the use of condoms") ...
S Marie Harvey,Mark D Nichols
S Marie Harvey
This paper describes the development and evaluation of the Abortion Attributes Questionnaire (AAQ), an instrument designed to assess the perceived importance of specific characteristics of abortion methods. Women receiving medical abortions...