title: Biomedicine, genetics and disability: reflections on nursing and a philosophy of holism.
abstract: This article critically explores the notion of those sociopolitical spaces that are 'disability', 'holism' and 'genetics', arguing from the perspectives of someone who identifies as having a disability. Medical genetics is seen to reflect the ideology and dominant biomedical reductionist thought. In contrast with this, it is proposed that disability and health are inherently social. A nursing approach is seen to recognize the social and holistic nature of the human person and to present a critical reflection on the reductionistic applications of medical genetics.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Science, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Newell
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn; D030661:Genetic Privacy; D005826:Genetics, Medical; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D012945:Social Values