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Author Robertson, John A. (John Ancona), 1943-

Title Children of choice : freedom and the new reproductive technologies / John A. Robertson.

Publication Info. Princeton : Princeton University Press, [1994]
©1994

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  176 R651C    Check Shelf
Description x, 281 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-277) and index.
Contents 1. Introduction : technology, liberty, and the reproductive revolution -- 2. The presumptive primacy of procreative liberty -- 3. Abortion, contragestion, and the resuscitation of Roe v. Wade -- 4. Norplant, forced contraception, and irresponsible reproduction -- 5. IVF, infertility, and the status of embryos -- 6. Collaborative reproduction : donors and surrogates -- 7. Selection and shaping of offspring characteristics : genetic screening and manipulation -- 8. Preventing prenatal harm to offspring -- 9. Farming the uterus : nonreproductive uses of reproductive capacity -- 10. Class, feminist, and communitarian critiques of procreative liberty.
Subject Human reproductive technology -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Contraception -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Abortion -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Indexed Term Humans Reproduction Ethics
Subject Abortion, Induced.
Reproductive Techniques.
Bioethics.
Contraception Behavior.
ISBN 0691033536: $29.95
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