Third Party Assisted Conception Across Cultures - Social, Legal and Ethical Perspectives (Hardcover, New)

Involving a third person in a child's conception raises many difficult issues and dilemmas. This book provides a comprehensive guide to the place of third party assisted conception within health care provision, drawing on local ethical and religious standpoints as well as political and economic factors. Eric Blyth and Ruth Landau have brought together authors from a broad range of professional backgrounds to consider the social, legal and ethical aspects of third party assisted conception in thirteen countries dispersed through North and South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australasia. Third Party Assisted Conception Across Cultures addresses many contemporary social issues including the role of the state in family creation, the changing forms and conceptualizations of a 'family' and concerns about the potential commodification of body-parts and functions. All health care practitioners and policymakers who wish to develop their knowledge and understanding of the policies underlying third party assisted conception practice and the ethical context surrounding it, will find this book invaluable.

General

Imprint:	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2003
First published:	December 2003
Editors:	Eric Blyth
Contributors:	Cecilia Chan • Celia Chan Hoi Yan • Petra Thorn
Editors:	Ruth Landau
Dimensions:	241 x 160 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-84310-085-0
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical ethics Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Child welfare Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Advice on parenting > Pregnancy, birth & baby care
LSN:	1-84310-085-1
Barcode:	9781843100850

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