Cutting to the Core Exploring the Ethics of Contested Surgeries

Name: Cutting to the Core Exploring the Ethics of Contested Surgeries
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ISBN: 9780742550018

ISBN-10: 074255001X

ISBN-13: 9780742550018

Edition: 2006

Authors: David Benatar, Michael Benatar, Leslie Cannold, Dena Davis, Merle Spriggs

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When the benefits of surgery do not outweigh the harms or where they do not clearly do so, surgical interventions become morally contested. Cutting to the Core examines a number of such surgeries, including infant male circumcision and cutting the genitals of female children, the separation of conjoined twins, surgical sex assignment of intersex children and the surgical re-assignment of transsexuals, limb and face transplantation, cosmetic surgery, and placebo surgery.

Book details

List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/6/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 246
Size: 6.10" wide x 8.80" long x 0.73" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English

Sarah Herbert is a Local Authority Advisory Teacher and trainer with SENJIT. She spent much of her teaching career working as a special educational needs coordinator and teaching in and managing inclusive units within mainstream schools.



Preface


Introduction: The Ethics of Contested Surgeries




Male Circumcision and Female Genital Cutting



Between Prophylaxis and Child Abuse: The Ethics of Neonatal Male Circumcision




The Ethics of Neonatal Male Circumcision: Helping Parents to Decide




Genital Alteration of Female Minors




Sex Assignment and Reassignment Surgery



The Ethics of Surgically Assigning Sex for Intersex Children




Transsexualism and Gender Reassignment Surgery




Separating Conjoined Twins



Separating Conjoined Twins: Disability, Ontology, and Moral Status




Conjunction and Separation: Viable Relationships, Equitable Partings




Limb and Face Transplantation



Ethical Issues in Limb Transplants




Changing Faces: Ethics, Identity, and Facial Transplantation




Cosmetic Surgery



A Defense of Cosmetic Surgery




Beauty under the Knife: A Feminist Appraisal of Cosmetic Surgery




Placebo Surgery



The Emperor's New Scar: The Ethics of Placebo Surgery




Sham Surgery and Reasonable Risks



Suggestions for Further Reading


Index


About the Editor and Contributors