Birthrights

Law and Ethics at the Beginnings of Life
Erscheinungsjahr 1990
ISBN: 978-0-415-01065-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 320 g

Should surrogacy be allowed? What guidelines are needed to control in vitro fertilization programmes? What should we tell the children born in the wake of the 'reproduction revolution' about their origins? These are typical of the many issues addressed in a book which seeks to challenge the ethical basis for much of the legal regulation of matters surrounding birth. First published in hardback in spring 1989, Birthrights deals with a controversial area which continues to be at the centre of much public debate. The editors' new preface, especially written for the paperback edition, surveys important developments in legislation since the book's first publication.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lee, Robert

Morgan, Derek

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Abtreibung, Geburtenkontrolle: Soziale & Ethische Themen
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Medizinische Ethik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Ethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 IS BIRTH IMPORTANT? 2 BIRTHRIGHTS: EQUAL OR SPECIAL? 3 ESTABLISHING GUIDELINES: REGULATION AND THE CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF INFERTILITY 4 SURROGACY: AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY 5 SHOULD WE EXPERIMENT ON EMBRYOS? 6 ‘WHAT SHALL WE TELL THE CHILDREN?’ REFLECTIONS ON CHILDREN’S PERSPECTIVES AND THE REPRODUCTION REVOLUTION 7 FATHERS IN LAW? THE CASE OF AID 8 A LESSER SACRIFICE? STERILIZATION AND MENTALLY HANDICAPPED WOMEN 9 ABORTION: A RIGHTS ISSUE? 10 TO BE OR NOT TO BE: IS THAT THE QUESTION? THE CLAIM OF WRONGFUL LIFE 11 ‘OTHERWISE KILL ME’: MARGINAL CHILDREN AND ETHICS AT THE EDGES OF EXISTENCE

Über Autor(innen)

Robert Lee is Director of Education at Wilde Sapte Solicitors and Derek Morgan is fellow in Health Care Law in the Centre for the Study of Philosophy and Health Care, University College, Swansea.