Fox, Dov,
Birth rights and wrongs : how medicine and technology are remaking reproduction and the law / Dov Fox. - 1 online resource. - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Today, tens of millions of Americans rely on reproductive advances to help them carry out decisions more personal & far-reaching than almost any other they will ever make: They use birth control or abortion to delay or avoid having children; surrogacy or tissue donation to start or grow a family; & genetic diagnosis or embryo selection to have offspring who survive & flourish. This is no less than the medicine of miracles: It fills empty cradles; frees families from disease; & empowers them to plan a life that doesn't include parenthood. But accidents happen: Embryologists miss ailments; egg vendors switch donors; obstetricians tell pregnant women their healthy fetuses will be stillborn. The aftermaths can last a lifetime, yet political & economic forces conspire against regulation to prevent negligence from happening in the first place. This text examines this important topic.
Specialized.
9780190675752 (ebook) : No price
Human reproduction--Law and legislation--United States.
Medical personnel--Malpractice--United States.
Liability (Law)--United States.
KF3760 / .F69 2019
342.73085
Birth rights and wrongs : how medicine and technology are remaking reproduction and the law / Dov Fox. - 1 online resource. - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Today, tens of millions of Americans rely on reproductive advances to help them carry out decisions more personal & far-reaching than almost any other they will ever make: They use birth control or abortion to delay or avoid having children; surrogacy or tissue donation to start or grow a family; & genetic diagnosis or embryo selection to have offspring who survive & flourish. This is no less than the medicine of miracles: It fills empty cradles; frees families from disease; & empowers them to plan a life that doesn't include parenthood. But accidents happen: Embryologists miss ailments; egg vendors switch donors; obstetricians tell pregnant women their healthy fetuses will be stillborn. The aftermaths can last a lifetime, yet political & economic forces conspire against regulation to prevent negligence from happening in the first place. This text examines this important topic.
Specialized.
9780190675752 (ebook) : No price
Human reproduction--Law and legislation--United States.
Medical personnel--Malpractice--United States.
Liability (Law)--United States.
KF3760 / .F69 2019
342.73085