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ERIC Number: EJ096776
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1974
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The "Slippery Slope" of Science
Etzioni, Amitai
Science, 183, 4129, 1041, Mar 74
Discusses the controversy surrounding amniocentesis (used to detect and abort mongoloid fetuses) as an example of the ethical and social assessments that must be made with new scientific and medical developments. (JR)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Ethics, Medical Research, Moral Values, Scientific Enterprise, Scientific Research, Social Problems, Social Values, Technological Advancement
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