Genetic Ties and the Family

Mark A. Rothstein is Herbert F. Boehl Chair of Law and Medicine, and director of the Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy and Law at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Thomas H. Murray is president of The Hastings Center. Gregory E. Kaebnick is an associate for philosophical studies at The Hastings Center and editor of the Hastings Center Report. Mary Anderlik Majumder is an assistant professor at the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine.

• List of ContributorsPrefaceIntroduction: The Many-Stranded Tapestry of ParenthoodPart I: Family Values: The Shifting Ground of the Parent-Child RelationshipChapter 1. Paternity Palaver in the Media: Selling Identity TestsChapter 2. Three Meanings of ParenthoodChapter 3. Ethical Issues in DNA-Based Paternity TestingChapter 4. Paternity Testing, Family Relationships, and Child Well-BeingChapter 5. Family Therapists and Parentage TestingChapter 6. From Genes, Marriage, and Money to Nurture: Redefining FatherhoodPart II: Parentage in American Family Law: Trends and RecommendationsChapter 7. Duped Dads and Discarded Children: A Historical Perspective on DNA Testing in Child Custody CasesChapter 8. Guiding Principles for Picking ParentsChapter 9. Reforming American Paternity ProceduresChapter 10. Disestablishment Suits: Daddy No More?Chapter 11. Assisted Reproductive Technology and the Challenge for Paternity LawsChapter 12. Translating Values and Interests into the Law of Parentage DeterminationIndex

"DNA testing for paternity has helped to change the law and social policy regarding parenthood. This very interesting collection by some of the most important writers in bioethics and law will be a valuable resource for scholars, as well as a text in graduate seminars in bioethics or family law." - Bonnie Steinbock, University at Albany, State University of New York"