Reproduction, Technology, and Rights
James M. Humber
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Description for Reproduction, Technology, and Rights
Hardback. This volume examines some of the contentious ethical issues surrounding the technological advances in reproductive medicine. Issues addressed include how parents should respond to knowledge gained from pre-natal testing, and the use of health resources to support in vitro fertilization. Series: Biomedical Ethics Reviews. Num Pages: 157 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC; MBG; MFKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 940.
In Reproduction, Technology, and Rights, philosophers and ethicists debate the central moral issues and problems raised by today's revolution in reproductive technology. Leading issues discussed include the ethics of paternal obligations to children, the place of in vitro fertilization in the allocation of health care resources, and the ethical implications of such new technologies as blastomere separation and cloning. Also considered are how parents and society should respond to knowledge gained from prenatal testing and whether or not the right to abort should relieve men of the duty to support unwanted children.
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In Reproduction, Technology, and Rights, philosophers and ethicists debate the central moral issues and problems raised by today's revolution in reproductive technology. Leading issues discussed include the ethics of paternal obligations to children, the place of in vitro fertilization in the allocation of health care resources, and the ethical implications of such new technologies as blastomere separation and cloning. Also considered are how parents and society should respond to knowledge gained from prenatal testing and whether or not the right to abort should relieve men of the duty to support unwanted children.
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
157
Condition
New
Series
Biomedical Ethics Reviews
Number of Pages
157
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ, United States
ISBN
9780896033269
SKU
V9780896033269
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99-15
Reviews for Reproduction, Technology, and Rights
This is a good book that offers a friendly, secular approach to the ethical debates over abortion, assisted conception and prenatal diagnosis. The book achieves its purpose well...-Canadian Medical Association Journal