ISBN:
9780415635042
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (265 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Routledge Library Editions: Feminist Theory
Series Statement:
Routledge Library Editions: Feminist Theory Ser.
Parallel Title:
Print version Ethics and Human Reproduction (RLE Feminist Theory) : A Feminist Analysis
DDC:
174.2
Keywords:
Feminism
;
Human reproduction ; Moral and ethical aspects
;
Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
In Ethics and Human Reproduction, Christine Overall blends feminist theory and philosophical expertise to provide a coherent analysis of a range of moral questions and social policy issues pertaining to human reproduction and the new reproductive technologies. Topics covered include: sex preselection, artificial insemination, prenatal diagnosis, abortion, in vitro fertilisation and embryo transfer, surrogate motherhood, and childbirth. Throughout the book, the author examines the values and assumptions underlying common perceptions of sexuality and fertility, the status of the foetus, the valu
Description / Table of Contents:
ETHICS AND HUMAN REPRODUCTION A Feminist Analysis; Copyright; Ethics and Human Reproduction: A Feminist Analysis; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Sex Preselection; 3 The Embryo/Fetus; 4 Abortion; 5 Childbirth; 6 Surrogate Motherhood; 7 Infertility, Children, and Artificial Reproduction; 8 Reproductive Rights and Access to the Means of Reproduction; 9 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index;
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