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001 2008411591
003 DLC
005 20091127122646.0
008 080627s2008 at b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008411591
020 $a9780868409108 (pbk.)
037 $bUniversity of New South Wales Press Ltd, 45 Beach St, Coogee NSW 2034
040 $aANL$beng$cDLC$dANL$dDLC
042 $alccopycat
050 00 $aRG133.5$b.F72 2008
082 04 $a306.874$222
100 1 $aFrame, T. R.$q(Thomas R.),$d1962-
245 10 $aChildren on demand :$bthe ethics of defying nature /$cTom Frame.
260 $aCoogee, N.S.W. :$bUNSW Press,$c2008.
300 $a217 p. ;$c24 cm.
500 $aIncludes index and bibliographic references.
520 $a"This is a book that starts of by acknowledging the pain of infertility for many people and then examines the options for conceiving that have developed so rapidly since Louise Brown the first 'test tube baby' was born 30 years ago. Tom Frame argues that ethics, law and community desires haven't been able to keep up with technological advancement, and that this is a problem. He starts by looking at adoption, and includes details about his own experience as an adoptee. He writes about sperm and egg donors, asking whether it's fair that they be allowed to remain anonymous; he writes about IVF and surrogacy and finishes by writing about cases where women have asked to use the dead husbands' stored sperm to become preganant. He looks at science, religion, philosophy, ethics but his starting point is always 'what's best for the child'. His view that the ideal family is a mother, a father and a child will create some controversy."--Provided by publisher.
650 0 $aHuman reproductive technology$xMoral and ethical aspects.
650 0 $aParent and child$xMoral and ethical aspects.
650 0 $aParenthood$xMoral and ethical aspects.
650 0 $aFamilies$xMoral and ethical aspects.