The Ethics of Artificial Uteruses

Implications for Reproduction and Abortion

Stephen Coleman (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

188 Seiten

2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-8153-9773-1 (ISBN)

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Ectogenesis, the gestation of the foetus outside of the human body, will not for much longer be in the realm of science fiction; a number of projects attempting to develop ectogenetic technology are currently under way. This book examines the ethical implications of the development of ectogenesis. Examining the implications for abortion ethics in particular, this book also deals with the ethical objections to developing such a technology and the uses to which it may be put, such as creating embryos to supply donor organs for transplantation. The development of the artificial uterus may well be similar to cloning: a sudden technological advance with dramatic ethical implications, thrust suddenly into the public eye.

Contents: Preface; Ectogenesis: why the fuss?; The current state of play; Theoretical foundations; Objections to ectogenesis; Abortion, ectogenesis and the foetus as person; The status of the embryo and foetus; Abortion and the foetus as non-person; The developing human as a source of donor organs; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	26.12.2017
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 235 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
ISBN-10	0-8153-9773-9 / 0815397739
ISBN-13	978-0-8153-9773-1 / 9780815397731
Zustand	Neuware