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Overview
This book is for health professionals, policymakers, and all others who face the difficult issues engendered by advances in reproductive and perinatal medicine. Taking into account the clinical dimensions of these issues, Strong develops an ethical framework that assesses reproductive freedom, considers the moral status of offspring at different stages of development, and suggests how to assign priorities to conflicting values.Covers the freedoms of reproduction in relation to constitutional law & feminist writings, etc.
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Develops an ethical framework to help resolve issues surrounding advances in reproductive and perinatal medicine. After an exploration of the significance of reproductive freedom drawing on constitutional law and feminist writings, chapters assess the moral status of offspring during prebirth and postnatal stages, discuss the obligations of procreators during gestation, and apply the ethical framework to specific questions such as prenatal genetic testing, surrogate motherhood, and abortion. For professionals, policymakers, and general readers. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
May 30, 1997
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pages
256
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780300068320