| Description |
1 online resource (x, 196 pages) |
| Contents |
Embryos and future persons -- The human dignity of embryos? : the German case -- The moral anonymity of embryos : the American case -- The limits of reproductive choice and distributive justice -- Troubling intuitions : Jürgen Habermas and the dangers of changing human nature -- Future persons and their independence |
| Summary |
In light of biomedical technologies, such as artificial reproduction, stem cell research, and genetic selection, the question of what we owe to future persons is as contested as ever. Here, Karnein provides a novel theory that shows how our commitments to persons can help us make sense of our obligations to unborn life |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-192) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Unborn children (Law)
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Genetic engineering -- Law and legislation.
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Bioethics.
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Fetus -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States
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Fetus -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Germany
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Fetus.
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Embryo, Mammalian
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Embryo Research -- ethics
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Fetus
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Bioethical Issues
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Fetus
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Bioethics
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Fetus -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Genetic engineering -- Law and legislation
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Unborn children (Law)
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Germany |
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United States |
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Germany
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0199933294 |
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9780199933297 |
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