Bibliograph

Choosing tomorrow's children, the ethics of selective reproduction, Stephen Wilkinson

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Choosing tomorrow's children, the ethics of selective reproduction, Stephen Wilkinson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-262) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Choosing tomorrow's children

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

761379966

Responsibility statement

Stephen Wilkinson

Series statement

Issues in biomedical ethics

Sub title

the ethics of selective reproduction

Summary

To what extent should parents be allowed to use reproductive technologies to determine the characteristics of their future children? Is there something morally wrong with choosing what their sex will be, or with trying to 'screen out' as much disease and disability as possible before birth? This book offers answers to such questions

Table Of Contents

Introduction: the ethics of selective reproduction -- Parental duties and virtues -- Selecting for disability and the welfare of the child -- Choosing one for the sake of another -- Treating children as commodities -- Eugenics and the expressivist argument -- Enhancement -- Sex selection

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