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Children of Choice : Freedom and the New Reproductive Technologies /

Robertson examines the broad range of consequences of each reproductive technology and its possible ethical and legal implications. He establishes guidelines for its use by weighing the chance that the technology may enrich and give meaning to an individual's life, against the harm it may cause...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Robertson, John A. (John Ancona), 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1996.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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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.