Life Before Birth

The Moral and Legal Status of Embryos and Fetuses

Bonnie Steinbock

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English

Oxford University Press Inc
29 February 1996

Law; Medical ethics & professional conduct; Embryology; Materno-fetal medicine

This book provides a framework for thinking clearly anbd coherently about the unborn. The book's thesis, the ""interest view"", states that all and only beings who have interests have moral standing, and only beings who possess conscious awareness have interests. The chapters apply the interest view, and explore the moral and legal aspects of a wide range of issues. These centre on the inconsistency of the status of fetuses. Are they part of the pregnant woman, or are they persons? Women have been criminally charged with abusing their fetuses by using drugs during pregnancy, and yet abortion is legal. Readers will be able to resolve these contradictions in our current thinking about the unborn, and approach new issues in a clear and rational manner.

By: Bonnie Steinbock
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 392g
ISBN: 9780195108729
ISBN 10: 0195108728
Pages: 266
Publication Date: 29 February 1996
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Replaced By: 9780195341621
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unknown

Reviews for Life Before Birth: The Moral and Legal Status of Embryos and Fetuses

I would recommend everyone to read this fascinating, lively and clearly written book. It is full of philosophical interest and addresses important and topical issues New Scientist 16 January 1993