The American Journal of Bioethics, Volume 17, Issue 1 (2017)

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Editorial

Editorial
Modern Pregnancies and (Im)Perfect Babies
Stephanie A. Kraft
Pages: 1-2
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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A Framework for Unrestricted Prenatal Whole-Genome Sequencing: Respecting and Enhancing the Autonomy of Prospective Parents
Stephanie C. Chen & David T. Wasserman
Pages: 3-18
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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A Brave New World of Bespoke Babies?
Tom Shakespeare
Pages: 19-20
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Dr. Pangloss's Clinic: Prenatal Whole Genome Sequencing and a Return to Reality
Megan Allyse, James P. Evans & Marsha Michie
Pages: 21-23
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Concerns About Justification for Fetal Genome Sequencing
Jeffrey R. Botkin, Leslie P. Francis & Nancy C. Rose
Pages: 23-25
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Prenatal Whole Genome Sequencing: An Argument for Professional Self-Regulation
Benjamin E. Berkman & Michelle Bayefsky
Pages: 26-28
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Beneficence In Utero: A Framework for Restricted Prenatal Whole-Genome Sequencing to Respect and Enhance the Well-Being of Children
W. Kevin Conley II, Douglas C. McAdams, G. Kevin Donovan & Kevin T. FitzGerald
Pages: 28-29
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Permissibility or Priority? Testing or Screening? Essential Distinctions in the Ethics of Prenatal Testing
Christian Munthe
Pages: 30-32
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Mandating Moral Reflection?
Jessica Mozersky & Pamela Sankar
Pages: 32-34
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Resisting Paternalism in Prenatal Whole-Genome Sequencing
Rosamond Rhodes
Pages: 35-37
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Article Commentary
Breaking the Sounds of Silence: Respecting People With Disabilities and Reproductive Decision Making
Benjamin S. Wilfond
Pages: 37-39
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Article Commentary
Providing Unrestricted Access to Prenatal Testing Does Not Translate to Enhanced Autonomy
Vardit Ravitsky, Francois Rousseau & Anne-Marie Laberge
Pages: 39-41
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Noninvasive Prenatal Whole-Genome Sequencing: A Solution in Search of a Problem
Chris Kaposy
Pages: 42-44
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Article
Tracking U.S. Professional Athletes: The Ethics of Biometric Technologies
Katrina Karkazis & Jennifer R. Fishman
Pages: 45-60
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Athletic Performance Monitoring, Pseudo Science and Metaphysics Meet Ethics
Leslie A. Saxon
Pages: 61-62
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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“I Felt Like a Lab Rat”: The Importance of Power and Context in Understanding Biometric Technologies
Kathryn Henne
Pages: 63-65
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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The Legality of Biometric Screening of Professional Athletes
Jessica L. Roberts, I. Glenn Cohen, Christopher R. Deubert & Holly Fernandez Lynch
Pages: 65-67
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Wearable Technologies in Collegiate Sports: The Ethics of Collecting Biometric Data From Student-Athletes
Jason F. Arnold & Robert M. Sade
Pages: 67-70
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Collegiate Sports: Professionals All But in Name Raise Unique Bioethics Concerns in the Collection of Biometric Data
Ariela Lazan & Dov Greenbaum
Pages: 70-72
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Biometric Tracking From Professional Athletes to Consumers
Ryan H. Purcell & Karen S. Rommelfanger
Pages: 72-74
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Article Commentary
TBI and NFL Culture: Can Players Autonomously Refuse Biometric Monitoring?
Paul Cummins
Pages: 75-77
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Biometrics and Antidoping Enforcement in Professional Sport
John Gleaves
Pages: 77-79
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Wearable Biometric Technologies and Public Health
Michael J. DiStefano
Pages: 79-81
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Case Report

Case Report
Comfort Care Request for Preterm Infant
Jeffrey P. Spike & Anita J. Tarzian
Pages: 82-83
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Comfort Care Request for Preterm Infant: Prescriptive Analysis
Harvey Berman, Peter M. Koch, Jack P. Freer & Geert Craenen
Pages: 84-86
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Resuscitation Decisions of Extremely Premature Infants at the Limits of Viability: Defining Best Interests
Jennifer E. deSante-Bertkau & Beth Haberman
Pages: 86-88
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Decision Zone at the Margins of Life and Good Health: The Role of Medical Staff Guidelines for the Care of Extremely Early Gestation Pregnancies and Premature Infants
Kevin M. Dirksen, Joseph W. Kaempf, Mark W. Tomlinson & Nicole M. Schmidt
Pages: 89-91
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Case Report

Case Report
Preemptive C-Section Refusal Based on Religious Beliefs
Anita J. Tarzian & Jeffrey P. Spike
Pages: 92-93
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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When Trust in God Means Preemptive Refusal of C-Section
Birgitta Sujdak Mackiewicz & Stephen Thompson
Pages: 94-96
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Uncertainty, Humility, and Engagement in Pregnancy Care
Jamie L. Shirley & Meghan Eagen-Torkko
Pages: 96-98
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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C-Section and Referential Opacity
Constance Perry & Michael L. Spear
Pages: 98-99
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Resolving Perceived Maternal–Fetal Conflicts Through Active Patient–Physician Collaboration
Charity Scott
Pages: 100-102
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Corrigendum

Correction
Corrigendum
Page: 103
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Correspondence

Response to Open Peer Commentaries on “A Framework for Unrestricted Prenatal Whole-Genome Sequencing: Respecting and Enhancing the Autonomy of Prospective Parents”
Stephanie C. Chen & David T. Wasserman
Pages: W1-W3
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Response to Open Peer Commentaries on “Governance of Transnational Global Health Research Consortia and Health Equity”
Bridget Pratt & Adnan A. Hyder
Pages: W4-W6
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Book Review

Book Review
Discovering a Pluralistic Medicine While Overcoming Art and Science Analyses: Solomon's Social Epistemology Reveals the Contemporary Untidy Making of Medical Knowledge1
Luciana Sarmento Garbayo
Pages: W7-W9
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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Book Review
Review of Patricia Marino, Moral Reasoning in a Pluralistic World
Stephen Holland
Pages: W10-W11
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
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