Equal Opportunity and the Case for State Sponsored Ectogenesis

Informationen zum Autor Evie Kendal is an Assistant Lecturer with Monash University's School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the Alfred Centre, Melbourne, Australia. She also teaches for the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies, the Centre for Human Bioethics, and the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics at Monash. Klappentext Ectogenesis refers to the artificial gestation of a fetus outside the womb. Despite certain advantages for women's reproductive liberty, feminist groups remain divided regarding this technology. This book argues that reproduction imposes unjust burdens on women, and thus the ideals of equal opportunity demand continued research into ectogenesis. Zusammenfassung Ectogenesis refers to the artificial gestation of a fetus outside the womb. Despite certain advantages for women's reproductive liberty! feminist groups remain divided regarding this technology. This book argues that reproduction imposes unjust burdens on women! and thus the ideals of equal opportunity demand continued research into ectogenesis. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Need for Ectogenesis Background: The Story thus Far 1. Promoting Equal Opportunity through Ectogenesis 2. Protecting Equal Opportunity from Ectogenesis 3. Providing Equal Opportunity to Ectogenesis Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Evie Kendal
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2015
• EAN: 9781137549860
• ISBN: 978-1-137-54986-0
• No. of pages: 138
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; C, Feminism, Ethics, Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Feminism & feminist theory, Social Philosophy, Feminist Theory, Feminism and feminist theory, Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics, Philosophy and science, Social sciences—Philosophy, Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Moral Philosophy