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Preventing Prenatal Harm

Should the State Intervene?

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  • © 1991

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Authors:
  1. Deborah Mathieu

    1. Department of Political Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

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Part of the book series: Clinical Medical Ethics (CMET, volume 3)

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    Pages 1-28

  3. Arguments in Favor of Coercing a Pregnant Woman to Act in the Interests of her Future Child

    Pages 29-60

  4. Arguments against Legally Requiring a Pregnant Woman to Act in the Interests of her Future Child

    Pages 61-88

  5. Practical Applications

    Pages 89-136

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 137-153
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About this book

The issues explored in this book have unfortunately come to be known as 'maternal-fetal conflicts'. The phrase is unsatisfactory because it is misleading: It places the emphasis on the well-being of the fetus instead of on the born child (who will bear the burden of any harm done prenatally); it assumes a conflict between a pregnant women and her offspring (while the issue is usually more complex and more broadly based); and it incorrectly implies that all pregnant women are appropriately regarded as mothers. For these reasons, I have chosen to avoid the phrase 'matern- fetal conflict' altogether, and will instead speak in terms of 'preventable prenatal harm'. I mention this at the outset, for those of you familiar with 'maternal-fetal conflicts' who might be wondering if I am addressing the same issues. Yes. But I am trying to look at them in a new - and I hope more fruitful - way. I would like to thank the other participants in the Hastings Center's maternal-fetal project - especially those who disageed with me - for being so thought-provoking. And I owe a lasting debt of gratitude to Henry Ruth and Allen Buchanan for their invaluable counsel.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Political Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

    Deborah Mathieu

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Preventing Prenatal Harm

  • Book Subtitle: Should the State Intervene?

  • Authors: Deborah Mathieu

  • Series Title: Clinical Medical Ethics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-27181-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1991

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-0984-0Published: 31 July 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-3745-6Published: 03 October 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-585-27181-1Published: 26 August 2007

  • Series ISSN: 0926-969X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 156

  • Topics: Ethics, Medicine/Public Health, general, Economics, general

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