This book investigates the complex ethical dilemmas encountered in contemporary genetics practice. Michael Parker, drawing on his expertise in bioethics and social science, analyzes a wide array of real-world cases from genetics clinics and laboratories. The book offers a deep dive into the moral challenges faced by genetics professionals when caring for patients and their families, exploring the intricate relationships between bioethical principles and social science perspectives. It proposes and demonstrates a novel approach to bioethics, contributing to ongoing discussions about interdisciplinary methods.

The book is presented as essential reading for those interested in the ethical dimensions of everyday genetics practice. Its sustained engagement with the relationships between bioethics and social science, and its proposal of a new methodological approach, mark it as a significant contribution to theoretical and methodological debates in these fields. The case-based approach is designed to provide compelling insight into the moral world of genetics professionals. The work is intended to appeal to both practitioners and scholars concerned with interdisciplinary bioethics.