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Bioethics and the Fetus

Medical, Moral and Legal Issues

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. James M. Humber

    1. Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA

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  2. Robert F. Almeder

    1. Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA

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Part of the book series: Biomedical Ethics Reviews (BER)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-1
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  2. Introduction

    • James M. Humber, Robert F. Almeder
    Pages 3-8

  3. Common Sense and Common Decency

    • Roger B. Dworkin
    Pages 9-38

  4. Biological Mothers and the Disposition of Fetuses After Abortion

    • Christine Overall
    Pages 39-57

  5. Frozen Embryos and Frozen Concepts

    • Wade L. Robison
    Pages 59-88

  6. Creating Children to Save Siblings’ Lives

    • David W. Drebushenko
    Pages 89-101

  7. Fetal Tissue Transplantation

    • Mary B. Mahowald
    Pages 103-121

  8. The Moral Significance of Brain Integration in the Fetus

    • Thomas A. Shannon
    Pages 123-144

  9. The Embryo as Patient

    • Andrea L. Bonnicksen
    Pages 145-170

  10. Prenatal Diagnosis

    • Barbara Katz Rothman
    Pages 171-186

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 187-190
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA

    James M. Humber, Robert F. Almeder

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Bioethics and the Fetus

  • Book Subtitle: Medical, Moral and Legal Issues

  • Editors: James M. Humber, Robert F. Almeder

  • Series Title: Biomedical Ethics Reviews

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-445-0

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1991

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-89603-220-0Published: 16 December 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-4609-9Published: 26 April 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-59259-445-0Published: 16 December 1991

  • Series ISSN: 0742-1796

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 190

  • Topics: Theory of Medicine/Bioethics

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