Genetic ties and the family : the impact of paternity testing on parents and children

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Genetic ties and the family : the impact of paternity testing on parents and children

edited by Mark A. Rothstein ... [et al.]

Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Genetic Ties and the Family brings together experts in history, law, ethics, philosophy, psychology, social work, and sociology to explore the tension between biological and social conceptions of parentage. The contributors consider the effect of DNA-based paternity testing on family relationships and discuss the ethical, legal, and social implications. These essays reflect the changing concepts of parenthood, along with social factors that heighten conflict, such as single-parent adoption, gay and lesbian parents, child support laws, and new reproductive technologies. Building on scholarship of the last quarter century-including the latest developments in law and social science research-this volume will inform the development of legislation regulating genetic testing and the use of test results in establishing parental rights. Contributors: Lori B. Andrews, J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law; Elizabeth Bartholet, J.D., Harvard Law School; Jeffrey Blustein, Ph.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Nancy E. Dowd, J.D., Levin College of Law, University of Florida; Michael Grossberg, Ph.D., Indiana University; Dorothy Nelkin, B.A., New York University; Jeffrey Parness, J.D., North Illinois University College of Law; Dianne Scott-Jones, Ph.D., Boston College; Daniel Wulff, Ph.D., Raymond A. Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors Preface Introduction: The Many-Stranded Tapestry of Parenthood Part I: Family Values: The Shifting Ground of the Parent-Child Relationship Chapter 1. Paternity Palaver in the Media: Selling Identity Tests Chapter 2. Three Meanings of Parenthood Chapter 3. Ethical Issues in DNA-Based Paternity Testing Chapter 4. Paternity Testing, Family Relationships, and Child Well-Being Chapter 5. Family Therapists and Parentage Testing Chapter 6. From Genes, Marriage, and Money to Nurture: Redefining Fatherhood Part II: Parentage in American Family Law: Trends and Recommendations Chapter 7. Duped Dads and Discarded Children: A Historical Perspective on DNA Testing in Child Custody Cases Chapter 8. Guiding Principles for Picking Parents Chapter 9. Reforming American Paternity Procedures Chapter 10. Disestablishment Suits: Daddy No More? Chapter 11. Assisted Reproductive Technology and the Challenge for Paternity Laws Chapter 12. Translating Values and Interests into the Law of Parentage Determination Index

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