In "Body Parts," E. Richard Gold examines whether the body and
materials derived from it -- such as human organs and DNA -- should
be thought of as market commodities and subject to property law.
Analyzing a series of court decisions concerning property rights,
Gold explores whether the language and assumptions of property law
can help society determine who has rights to human biological
materials.
Gold observes that the commercial opportunities unleashed by
advances in biotechnology present a challenge to the ways that
society has traditionally valued the human body and human health.
In a balanced discussion of both commercial and individual
perspectives, Gold asserts the need to understand human biological
materials within the context of human values, rather than economic
interests.
This perceptive book will be welcomed by scholars and other
professionals engaged in questions regarding bioethics, applied
ethics, the philosophy of value, and property and intellectual
property rights. Given the international aspects of both
intellectual property law and biotechnology, this book will be of
interest throughout the world and especially valuable in common-law
(most English-speaking) countries.
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