Life Before Birth The Moral and Legal Status of Embryos and Fetuses

Name: Life Before Birth The Moral and Legal Status of Embryos and Fetuses
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ISBN: 9780195054941

ISBN-10: 0195054946

ISBN-13: 9780195054941

Edition: 1992

Authors: Bonnie Steinbock

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Hardly a day passes without newspaper coverage of some new development regarding prenatal life. The abortion debate continues to rage, but other examples abound: forced Caesareans; prosecutions of women for drug use during pregnancy; fetal protection policies; the use of fetal tissue for transplantation; embryo research; and the disposition of frozen embryos. All of these issues raise the question of the moral status of the unborn: are embryos and fetuses part of the pregnant woman or are they persons? Are they sources of tissue, research tools, or are they pre-born children? Different conceptions of the unborn prevail in different contexts, giving rise to the charge of inconsistency. For…

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List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/23/1992
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.44" wide x 9.56" long x 1.08" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

The Interest View
Abortion
Beyond Abortion
Maternal-Fetal Conflict
Fetal Research
Embryo Research and the New Reproductive Technologies
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