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Preventing Prenatal Harm
Mathieu, Deborah; Morreim, E. Haavi
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Paperback. Series: Clinical Medical Ethics. Num Pages: 156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KC; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 428.
The issues explored in this book have unfortunately come to be known as 'maternal-fetal conflicts'. The phrase is unsatisfactory because it is misleading: It places the emphasis on the well-being of the fetus instead of on the born child (who will bear the burden of any harm done prenatally); it assumes a conflict between a pregnant women and her offspring (while the issue is usually more complex and more broadly based); and it incorrectly implies that all pregnant women are appropriately regarded as mothers. For these reasons, I have chosen to avoid the phrase 'matern- fetal conflict' altogether, and will ... Read more
The issues explored in this book have unfortunately come to be known as 'maternal-fetal conflicts'. The phrase is unsatisfactory because it is misleading: It places the emphasis on the well-being of the fetus instead of on the born child (who will bear the burden of any harm done prenatally); it assumes a conflict between a pregnant women and her offspring (while the issue is usually more complex and more broadly based); and it incorrectly implies that all pregnant women are appropriately regarded as mothers. For these reasons, I have chosen to avoid the phrase 'matern- fetal conflict' altogether, and will ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
Series
Clinical Medical Ethics
Number of Pages
156
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401737456
SKU
V9789401737456
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