Re: Gender Discrimination in Ultrasound
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Wed Aug 22 11:10:41 2001
in queens ny - i get the feeling that the leading aneuploidy in some
populations is the presence of the second x chromosome. i'll let you
know if and when i receive a response from the city health dept. i'm
not holding my breath.
art
At Tue, 21 Aug 2001, Terry J DuBose wrote:
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>Dear Dr Nirvikar Dahiya DMRD:
>
>You are absolutly correct, this can be a very difficult issue. Infact,
>if one considers the possibility of sex-linked genetic disorders... the
>"gray line" becomes a bit wavy.
>
>In thinking about this subject and how to involve my students in a
>constructive discussion, I remembered that FIGO has a wonderful
>publication on OB/GYN ethical issues that discusses this very issue.
>
>For the main page of the FIGO Ethics publication see:
>http://www.figo.com/default.asp?id=6001
>"RECOMMENDATIONS ON ETHICAL ISSUES IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY BY THE
>FIGO COMMITTEE FOR THE ETHICAL ASPECTS OF HUMAN REPRODUCTION AND WOMEN'S
>HEALTH - August 2000"
>
>For the pages dealing with "SEX SELECTION" see:
>http://www.figo.com/default.asp?id=6094
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>The paperback version of this document was available at the FIGO2000
>conference in Washington, DC. I am pleased to see that the entire
>publication is now available FREE on the http://wwweb... and that the "Design
>and maintenance of this website is donated by OBGYN.net in memory of
>Ricardo Marques, MD. FIGO acknowledges the contribution of Dr Hans van
>der Slikke in the development of this Website.
>©1998, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. All
>rights reserved."
>
>It is a pleasure to be associated with this web site. Thanks everyone
>for the great discussions and educational information.
>
>Peace, Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS, APS
>Chair, Ultrasound OBGYN.net
>Assistant Professor & Director, Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
>CHRP, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
>Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
>501-686-6510
>http://www.io.com/~dubose/
>http://www.uams.edu/CHRP/dmshome.htm
>http://www.obgyn.net/us/panel/panel.htm
>
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>>Very Easy to Preach , Very Difficult to Practice !
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><snip> Any sort of such discussion only improves the perspective we have
>on problems at hand, and can help in evolving solutions.
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>>Dr Nirvikar Dahiya DMRD
>>India
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art fougner, md
A series of 1000 cases begins with but a single anecdote.
