John A. Robertson

Children of Choice

Freedom and the New Reproductive Technologies

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Cloning, genetic screening, embryo freezing, in vitro fertilization, Norplant, RU486--these are the technologies revolutionizing our reproductive landscape. Through the lens of procreative liberty--meaning both the freedom to decide whether or not to have children as well as the freedom to control one's reproductive capacity--John Robertson, a leading legal bioethicist, analyzes the ethical, legal, and social controversies surrounding each major technology and opens up a multitude of fascinating questions: Do frozen embryos have the right to be born? Should parents be allowed to select offspring traits? May a government force welfare recipien… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-0-691-03665-6
EAN: 9780691036656
Produktnummer: 21865809
Verlag: Princeton University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1996
Seitenangabe: 292 S.
Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D1.7 cm 474 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 474

Über den Autor

John A. Robertson is the Thomas Watt Gregory Professor in the School of Law at the University of Texas at Austin, a fellow at the Hastings Center, and a member of the American Fertility Society. He is author of The Rights of the Critically Ill.