1st Edition
The Politics of Pregnancy Policy Dilemmas in the Maternal-Fetal Relationship
By Janna C. Merrick
Copyright 1993
262 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
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Here is a comprehensive overview and analysis of issues concerning the maternal-fetal relationship, from abortion to surrogate motherhood. Unlike many books which cover reproductive issues in general, this book focuses in-depth on one aspect of reproduction--the maternal-fetal relationship--to give readers a detailed study of the many issues involved. The Politics of Pregnancy discusses public... Read more
Contents
Reproductive Technology: Pregnant Women, the Fetus, and the Courts
- The Moral Permissibility of in Utero(in ital.) Experimentation
- Good, Bad, and Captive Samaritans: Adding-In Pregnancy and Consent to the Abortion Debate
- Webster and the Rights to Life
- Caring for the Fetus to Protect the Born Child? Ethical and Legal Dilemmas in Coerced Obstetrical Intervention
- What Is the Purpose of Neonatal Drug Testing? Towards a Rational Social Policy
- The War at Home: Positivism, Law, and the Prosecution of Pregnant Women
- At Women’s Expense: The Costs of Fetal Rights
- Analyzing Employer Motives: Evaluating the “Scientific Evidence” Upon Which Fetal Protection Policies Were Based
- Who Is Protected? What’s Wrong With Exclusionary Policies
- Women’s Rights vs. “Fetal Rights”: Politics, Law and Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace
- In the Interest of the Fetus; Mandatory Prenatal Classes in the Workplace
- Surrogate Motherhood: Implications for the Mother-Fetus Relationship
- Reference Notes Included
- Index
Biography
Janna C Merrick
