Choosing Tomorrow's Children : the Ethics of Selective Reproduction /

To what extent should parents be allowed to use reproductive technologies to determine the characteristics of their future children? Is there something morally wrong with choosing what their sex will be, or with trying to 'screen out' as much disease and disability as possible before birth...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wilkinson, Stephen, 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 2010.
Colección:Issues in biomedical ethics.
Temas:
Human reproductive technology > Moral and ethical aspects.
Genetic engineering > Moral and ethical aspects.
Sex preselection > Moral and ethical aspects.
Bioethics.
Reproductive Techniques > ethics
Bioethics
Bioethical Issues
Sex Preselection > ethics
Procréation médicalement assistée > Aspect moral.
Sexe des enfants > Choix > Aspect moral.
Bioéthique.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Sexuality.
Genetic engineering > Moral and ethical aspects
Human reproductive technology > Moral and ethical aspects
Sex preselection > Moral and ethical aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction: The Ethics of Selective Reproduction; 2. Parental Duties and Virtues; 3. Selecting for Disability and the Welfare of the Child; 4. Choosing One for the Sake of Another; 5. Treating Children as Commodities; 6. Eugenics and the Expressivist Argument; 7. Enhancement; 8. Sex Selection; Bibliography; Index.

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