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EBOOK Theory of Unborn Life:From Abortion to Genetic Manipulation
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Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199782710
EAN: 2E3E1BA8EB
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Stron: 208
Data wydania: 2012
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In light of new biomedical technologies, such as artificial reproduction, stem        cell research, genetic selection and design, the question of what we owe to future        persons-and unborn life more generally-is as contested as ever. In A Theory of        Unborn Life: From Abortion to Genetic Manipulation, author Anja J. Karnein provides        a novel theory that shows how our commitments to persons can help us make sense of        our obligations to unborn life. We should treat embryos that will develop into        persons in anticipation of these persons. But how viable is this theory? Moreover,        what does it mean to treat embryos in anticipation of the future persons they will        develop into?Exploring the attractiveness of this approach for Germany and the U.S.          - two countries with very different legal approaches to valuing unborn life-Karnein        comes to startling conclusions to some of today's greatest ethical and legal        debates. Under Karnein's theory, abortion and stem cell research are legitimate,        since embryos that do not have mothers willing to continue to assist their growth        have no way of developing into persons. However, Karnein also contends that where        the health of embryos is threatened by third parties or even by the women carrying        them, embryos need to be treated with the same care due to the children that emerge        from them. In the case of genetic manipulation, it is important to respect future        persons like our contemporaries, respecting their independence as individuals as        well as the way they enter this world without modification. Genetic interventions        are therefore only legitimate for insuring that future persons have the necessary        physical and mental endowment to lead independent lives so as to be protected from        being dominated by their contemporaries. Evincing polarization and dogma, Karnein's        clean, philosophically-driven analysis provides a sound ethical foundation for the        interpretation of any variety of legal dilemmas surrounding unborn life.

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