Birth Defects

Brief Description: "For over 25 years, the Greenhaven Press Opposing Viewpoints Series has developed and set the standard for current-issue studies. With more than 90 volumes covering nearly every controversial contemporary topic, Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. Each title explores a specific issue by placing expert opinions in a unique pro/con format. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. By choosing from such diverse sources and including both popular and unpopular views, the Opposing Viewpoints editorial team has adhered to its commitment to editorial objectivity. Readers are exposed to many sides of a debate, which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking. In short, Opposing Viewpoints is the best research and learning tool for exploring the issues that continually shape and define our turbulent and changing world"--Table of Contents: Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. What Are Common Birth Defects? -- Chapter Preface -- 1. Congenital Heart Defects Are Common Birth Defects -- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute -- 2. Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Are Common Birth Defects -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- 3. Down Syndrome Is a Common Chromosomal Birth Condition -- National Down Syndrome Society -- 4. Spina Bifida Is a Common Birth Defect -- Spina Bifida Association -- 5. Birth Defects -- World Health Organization -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 2. What Causes Birth Defects? -- Chapter Preface -- 1. Environmental Pollution Can Cause Birth Defects / Christina Larson -- 2. Proving That Environmental Pollution Causes Birth Defects Is Difficult / Jacques Leslie -- 3. Assisted Reproduction Is Not a Significant Risk for Birth Defects / Ronald Bailey -- 4. The Use of Certain Antibiotics During Pregnancy May Cause Birth Defects / Jeffrey T. Jensen -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 3. Should Pregnant Women Undergo Screening for Birth Defects? -- Chapter Preface -- 1. Routine Prenatal Screening Should Be Available to Pregnant Women / Darshak Sanghavi -- 2. New Prenatal Genetic Tests Offer Safe Early Screening for Birth Defects / Erin Biba -- 3. New Prenatal Genetic Tests Raise Tricky Ethical Questions / Harriet A. Washington -- 4. Love Is the Antidote to Prenatal Eugenic Cleansing / Wesley J. Smith -- 5. Prenatal Testing Does Not Necessarily Lead to More Abortion / Amy Julia Becker -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 4. How Should Birth Defects Be Addressed? -- Chapter Preface -- 1. The Argument That It Is Morally Permissible to Kill Defective Newborns Is Absurd / Andrew Ferguson -- 2. Amniocentesis Should Be Offered More Regularly to Younger Pregnant Women / Ray Fisman -- 3. Birth Defects Should Not Necessarily Result in Abortion / Steve Hall -- 4. Social Norms Must Follow Law in Acceptance of People with Disabilities / Dov Fox, Christopher L. Griffin Jr. -- 5. Abortions Performed Because of Genetic Abnormalities Should Be Banned / Denise M. Burke -- 6. Women Should Be Able to Choose Abortion or Life When Faced with Fetal Abnormalities / Andrew Solomon -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- For Further Discussion -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography of Books -- Index. Publisher Marketing: Each title in the highly acclaimed Opposing Viewpoints series explores a specific issue by placing expert opinions in a unique pro/con format; the viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find publications.; Opposing Viewpoints: Birth Defects explores issues related to birth defects including what the common birth defects are, what causes birth defects, whether pregnant women should undergo screening for birth defects, and how birth defects should be addresse; "Each volume in the Opposing Viewpoints Series could serve as a model not only providing access to a wide diversity of opinions, but also stimulating readers to do further research for group discussion and individual interest. Both shrill and moderate, th"

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