"Over the last two decades, medical researchers have become more
comfortable wit the idea that serious attention must be given to
ethical issues when the tests of new technologies are being
designed. They have come to see that experimental trials must meet
certain standards, not only of scientific rigour, but also of moral
acceptability." (Introduction)
Presented by an international group of experts, the eight
essays included in this volume evaluate the new technologies in
fetal care and also wrestle with the new problems, often moral
ones, that have accompanied techonological advancement. The opening
chapters review state-of-the-art ultrasound imaging and molecular
genetics and focus on the new patient--the fetus. From here, the
efficacy of fetal therapy, the problem of assessing long-term
viability, the ethical issues involved in both clinical practice
and medical research, and the legal rights of the new patients and
their parents are examined. The final chapter "Are Fetuses Becoming
Children?" brings a fresh philosophical perspective to the question
of a fetus's status and rights.
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