The Ethics of Artificial Uteruses: Implications for Reproduction and Abortion

ISBN-13: 9781138620964 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 188 str.

Stephen Coleman

Opis

Ectogenesis, the gestation of the foetus outside of the human body, will soon not be in the realm of science fiction.. The book examines the ethical implications of the development of ectogenesis, the implications for abortion ethics particularly. The book also deals with the ethical objections to developing such a technology.

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.

O autorze

Coleman, Stephen