Bibliograph

Children of Choice, Freedom and the New Reproductive Technologies, John A. Robertson

Type

Label

Children of Choice, Freedom and the New Reproductive Technologies, John A. Robertson

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Children of Choice

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

John A. Robertson

Sub title

Freedom and the New Reproductive Technologies

Summary

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 recipients to take contraceptives? Robertson's arguments examine the broad range of consequences of each reproductive technology and offers a timely, multifaceted analysis of the competing interests at stake for patients, couples, doctors, policymakers, lawyers, and ethicists

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor