The Ethics of Artificial Uteruses: Implications for Reproduction and Abortion

ISBN-13: 9780815397731 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 188 str.

Stephen Coleman

Opis

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

Spis treści

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.