Ruth Macklin

Broschiertes Buch

Surrogates and Other Mothers: The Debates Over Assisted Reproduction

Beschreibung

Developments in reproductive technologies have created legal and ethical quandaries for professionals and ordinary citizens alike. This work presents the arguments surrounding these advances through the voices of fictional characters. It traces an infertile couple's journey through the moral and legal maze of reproductive alternatives.

Autor

Ruth Macklin is Professor of Bioethics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the author of eight books, including the highly praised Mortal Choices: Bioethics in Today's World and Enemies of Patients: How Doctors Are Losing Their Power and Patients Are Losing Their Rights. A consultant to and board member of several national and international organizations, including the National Institute of Health, the National Research Council, and the World Health Organization, she has directed her educational and writing efforts to issues of urban health, health policy and law, reproductive technologies, and biomedical research and ethics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Temple University Press
• New
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: Juni 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 154mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 376g
• ISBN-13: 9781566391801
• ISBN-10: 1566391806
• Artikelnr.: 22053925