1st Edition
Procreative Justice Balancing the Interests of Parents, Children, and Society
By Erik Magnusson
Copyright 2026
256 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
256 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book explores how considerations of justice apply to procreative decision-making.
Despite its immense personal significance, procreation is an inherently other-regarding endeavor. By its very nature, the decision to procreate is the decision to bring into existence another morally considerable being, one who will be exposed to the full range of harms, benefits, and risks that accompany a... Read more
Introduction
1. The Right to Procreate
2. The Child’s Right to a Decent Start
3. Procreation and Parental Rights
4. Procreation and Parental Obligations
5. Distributing the Cost of Procreation
6. Procreation and Adoption
7. Procreation and the Environment
Biography
Erik Magnusson is a political philosopher based at the University of Manitoba, where he serves as a research facilitator in the Faculty of Education, a sessional instructor in the Departments of Political Studies and Philosophy, and an Associate of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics.
