The Ethics of Human Reproduction and the Family

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This is a timely contribution to a field where new ethical challenges surface as medicine rapidly progresses. The reader is introduced to a fascinating and sometimes frightening world where familiar notions are turned upside down. What does it mean to be a mother, a father, a sibling and whose interests should take precedence when individuals, science and society together mould a brave new reproductive world? -- Torbjoern Taennsjoe, Professor Emeritus of Practical Philosophy, Stockholm University If you have ever wondered what it means to be a family, what the relation is between having children and reproduction, or what reproductive duties you have this is the book for you! It provides novel and interesting philosophical analyses of these issues but is still eminently readable. -- Soren Holm, Professor of Bioethics,University of Manchester, UK Reproductive technologies are often debated in ethics and politics. But those discourses seldom link to critical analysis of cultural assumptions about family, sexuality, parenthood, procreation and gender. This book, edited by three stellar philosophers in the field, provides a much-needed addition to humanities and social science scholarship on human reproduction. -- Christian Munthe, professor of practical philosophy, University of Gothenburg New reproductive technologies reshape forms of kinship while also reinforcing existing norms. This volume explores the tensions that arise when individual, familial, and institutional interests intersect. Bringing together diverse perspectives, it offers a nuanced and wide-ranging account of the challenges posed by evolving practices of reproduction and family formation. -- Giulia Cavaliere, Lecturer in Engaged Philosophy, UCL