Life Before Birth
The Moral and Legal Status of Embryos and Fetuses
Published on 29. February 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
266 pages
978-0-19-510872-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a framework for thinking clearly anbd coherently about the unborn. The book's thesis, the "interest view", states that all and only beings who have interests have moral standing, and only beings who possess conscious awareness have interests. The chapters apply the interest view, and explore the moral and legal aspects of a wide range of issues. These centre on the inconsistency of the status of fetuses. Are they part of the pregnant woman, or are they persons? Women have been criminally charged with abusing their fetuses by using drugs during pregnancy, and yet abortion is legal. Readers will be able to resolve these contradictions in our current thinking about the unborn, and approach new issues in a clear and rational manner.
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I would recommend everyone to read this fascinating, lively and clearly written book." It is full of philosophical interest and addresses important and topical issues New Scientist 16 January 1993More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
392 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-510872-9 (9780195108729)
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Content
The interest view; Abortion; Beyond abortion: The legal status of the fetus; Maternal-fetal conflict; Fetal research; Embryo research and the new reproductive technologies.