Children of Choice : : Freedom and the New Reproductive Technologies / / John A. Robertson.
Cloning, genetic screening, embryo freezing, in vitro fertilization, Norplant, RU486--these are the technologies revolutionizing our reproductive landscape. Through the lens of procreative liberty--meaning both the freedom to decide whether or not to have children as well as the freedom to control o...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021] ©1994 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (291 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction TECHNOLOGY, LIBERTY, AND THE REPRODUCTIVE REVOLUTION -- CHAPTER 2 The Presumptive Primacy of Procreative Liberty -- CHAPTER 3 Abortion, Contragestion, and the Resuscitation of Roe v. Wade -- CHAPTER 4 Norplant, Forced Contraception, and Irresponsible Reproduction -- CHAPTER 5 IVF, Infertility, and the Status of Embryos -- CHAPTER 6 Collaborative Reproduction DONORS AND SURROGATES -- CHAPTER 7 Selection and Shaping of Offspring Characteristics GENETIC SCREENING AND MANIPULATION -- CHAPTER 8 Preventing Prenatal Harm to Offspring -- CHAPTER 9 Farming the Uterus NONREPRODUCTIVE USES OF REPRODUCTIVE CAPACITY -- CHAPTER 10 Class, Feminist, and Communitarian Critiques of Procreative Liberty -- Notes -- Index |
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Summary: | Cloning, genetic screening, embryo freezing, in vitro fertilization, Norplant, RU486--these are the technologies revolutionizing our reproductive landscape. Through the lens of procreative liberty--meaning both the freedom to decide whether or not to have children as well as the freedom to control one's reproductive capacity--John Robertson, a leading legal bioethicist, analyzes the ethical, legal, and social controversies surrounding each major technology and opens up a multitude of fascinating questions: Do frozen embryos have the right to be born? Should parents be allowed to select offspring traits? May a government force welfare recipients to take contraceptives? Robertson's arguments examine the broad range of consequences of each reproductive technology and offers a timely, multifaceted analysis of the competing interests at stake for patients, couples, doctors, policymakers, lawyers, and ethicists. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781400821204 9783110442496 9783110784237 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781400821204?locatt=mode:legacy |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | John A. Robertson. |