Overview

This timely anthology helps students examine the normative and conceptual issues raised by recent innovations in human reproduction, including in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer, and surrogate motherhood. Broad-based and interdisciplinary, it gathers together essays of remarkable depth and philosophical sophistication by legal scholars, health care professionals, scientists, and theologians as well as philosophers, paying particular attention to women's perspectives and to issues that concern women. Organized around issues rather than techniques and featuring unusually clear introductions to current ethical and legal debates, the text sets the conceptual framework for addressing issues of prudence, morality, and public policy while providing the broadest possible context for the readings and teasing out the connections among them.Designed for a wide range of courses and for students at many levels, the anthology provides both a firm grounding in the basics--the biology of human reproduction, the specific procedures involved in various reproductive techniques, and the psychology of infertility--and a broad range of readings that provide the depth for more advanced thinking. Other unique features are a section on professional responsibilities that will appeal to more scientifically oriented students, a detailed study of the Baby M case that raises profound questions about the legal treatment of reproduction, and an annotated reading list that guides students past today's welter of popular ephemera to many important but lesser-known sources.

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Author:   Alpern
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.550kg
ISBN:  

9780195074352

ISBN 10:   0195074351
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   26 November 1992
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction I. Biological, Technological, and Psychological Background Lawrence J. Kaplan and Carolyn M. Kaplan: Reproduction and Reproduction-Aiding Technologies Miriam D. Mazor: Emotional Reactions to Infertility II. Conflicting Perspectives: Issues, Positions, and Arguments Surrogate Motherhood: Not So Novel after AllJohn A. Robertson: Herbert T. Krimmel: Surrogate Motherhood Arrangements from the Perspective of the Child Fertilization of Human Eggs In Vitro: A DefenseR. G. Edwards: Vatican, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: Instruction on Respect for Human Life in Its Origin and the Dignity of Procreation Leon Kass: The Meaning of Life--In the Laboratory Samuel Gorovitz: Progeny, Progress, and Primrose Paths III. Why Have Children?: Meaning and Significance Aristotle: On the Relationship of Parents and Children Simone de Beauvoir: The Mother Kenneth D. Alpern: Genetic Puzzles and Stork Stories: On the Meaning and Significance of Having Children IV. Making and Selling People: Production and Commerce Margaret Radin: Market-Inalienability Oliver O'Donovan: Begotten or Made? V. Reproductive Technology and Women: Opportunity or Oppression? Lori B. Andrews: Surrogate Motherhood, The Challenge for Feminists Gena Corea: The Mother Machine Mary Anne Warren: The Ethics of Sex Preselection VI. Constitutional Rights, Law, and Public Policy John A. Robertson: Non-Coital Reproduction and Procreative Liberty George P. Smith III and Roberto Iraolo: Equal Protection for Whom? Noel P. Keane: Legal Problems of Surrogate Motherhood Rosemarie Tong: The Overdue Death of a Feminist Chameleon: Taking a Stand on Surrogacy Arrangements VII. Professional Responsibilities Ethics Committee of the American Fertility Society: Ethical Considerations on In Vitro Fertilization Leonard J. Weber: Social Responsibility Demands Treating All Patients in Need Ann Neale: Responsible Stewardship Requires Not Cooperating with Surrogacy VIII. Case Studies The Case of Baby M: Parenting through Contract When Everyone Wants the Child Parenting through Contract When No One Wants the Child Property or Persons? The Status of Embryos in In Vitro Fertilization Glossary Suggestions for Further Reading

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a fine collection, well thought through, and one that will be a useful and welcome addition to the available material Joseph Pitt, Virginia Polytechnic Institute provides a good overview of several of the issues and provides a way of raising the ethical and social issues ... a good contribution Thomas Shannon, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

a fine collection, well thought through, and one that will be a useful and welcome addition to the available material Joseph Pitt, Virginia Polytechnic Institute provides a good overview of several of the issues and provides a way of raising the ethical and social issues ... a good contribution Thomas Shannon, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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