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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Kate Greasley (Lecturer in Law, Lecturer in Law, University College London)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.588kg ISBN: 9780198766780ISBN 10: 0198766785 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 19 January 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Part One: Ordering the Argument 1: What Should Abortion Argument be About? 2: Gestation as Good Samaritanism 3: Abortion as Justified Homicide 4: Analogical Arguments and Sex Equality Part Two: The Threshold of Personhood 5: Vagueness, Arbitrariness, and 'Punctualism' 6: Dualism, Substantial Identity, and the Precautionary Principle 7: Gradualism and Human Embodiment 8: Human Equality and the Significance of Birth Part Three: Principle and Pragmatism 9: Regulating Abortion 10: Selective Abortion: Sex and Disability 11: Matters of ConscienceReviewsIn this rigorous, elegant and ambitious book, Kate Greasley does not attempt to sidestep anything. Greasley tackles the moral status of the fetus head-on, and while it would be impossible for one book to resolve, conclusively and to everyone's satisfaction, the question of fetal personhood, her important new monograph must now be required reading for anyone who wishes to claim in the future that the fetus either is, or is not, a person. * Emily Jackson, Modern Law Review * This book represents an important contribution to discussions of abortion ethics. Greasley's account of what makes someone a person has significant advantages, not least that it is built on careful consideration of the biological circumstances of abortion, pregnancy, and birth. * Amy Berg, Ethics * This book is required reading for those interested in the ethics of abortion. It is a clear, novel and intellectually honest exploration of a wide range of pertinent ethical and legal issues. * Calum Miller, The New Bioethics * Above all the book is engaging, thoughtful and thought provoking, readable, comprehensive and a must read for anyone considering the abortion debate. * Bob Lane, Metapsychology Online Reviews * In this rigorous, elegant and ambitious book, Kate Greasley does not attempt to sidestep anything. Greasley tackles the moral status of the fetus head-on, and while it would be impossible for one book to resolve, conclusively and to everyone's satisfaction, the question of fetal personhood, her important new monograph must now be required reading for anyone who wishes to claim in the future that the fetus either is, or is not, a person. * Emily Jackson, Modern Law Review * This book represents an important contribution to discussions of abortion ethics. Greasley's account of what makes someone a person has significant advantages, not least that it is built on careful consideration of the biological circumstances of abortion, pregnancy, and birth. * Amy Berg, Ethics * This book is required reading for those interested in the ethics of abortion. It is a clear, novel and intellectually honest exploration of a wide range of pertinent ethical and legal issues. * Calum Miller, The New Bioethics * Author InformationKate Greasley is a Lecturer in Law at University College London. After completing her doctorate in law at New College, Oxford, she was appointed to a Junior Research Fellowship in Law at University College, Oxford, from 2013 to 2016. Her research and teaching covers medical law and ethics, criminal law, and legal theory. She has written extensively to date about issues in abortion law and ethics, as well as other topics in bioethics, including assisted dying, property rights in human body parts, and the commercialization of human organs. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |