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Children of choice : freedom and the new reproductive technologies /

Cloning, genetic screening, embryo freezing, in vitro fertilization, surrogate motherhood, Norplant, RU486 - these are the technologies revolutionizing our reproductive landscape, enabling individuals to conceive or to avoid pregnancy and to plan the timing of their offspring, and even control their...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Robertson, John A. (John Ancona), 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©1994.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : technology, liberty, and the reproductive revolution
  • The presumptive primacy of procreative liberty
  • Abortion, contragestion, and the resuscitation of Roe v. Wade
  • Norplant, forced contraception, and irresponsible reproduction
  • IVF, infertility, and the status of embryos
  • Collaborative reproduction : donors and surrogates
  • Selection and shaping of offspring characteristics : genetic screening and manipulation
  • Preventing prenatal harm to offspring
  • Farming the uterus : nonreproductive uses of reproductive capacity
  • Class, feminist, and communitarian critiques of procreative liberty.