Feminist Approaches To Bioethics: Theoretical Reflections And Practical Applications

by Rosemarie Putnam Tong

Overview

No other cluster of medical issues affects the genders as differently as those related to procreation—contraception, sterilization, abortion, artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, surrogate motherhood, and genetic screening. Yet, the moral diversity among feminists has led to political fragmentation, foiling efforts to create policies th

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367315726
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/28/2019
Pages:	290
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Rosemarie Putnam Tong is a Distinguished Professor of Health Care Ethics in the Department of Philosophy and Center for Professional Applied Ethics at the University of North Carolina.

Table of Contents

Prologue, Part One Theoretical Overview, 1 Nonfeminist Approaches to Ethics, 2 Feminist Approaches to Ethics, 3 Nonfeminist Approaches to Bioethics, 4 Feminist Approaches to Bioethics, Part Two Practical Applications, 5 Nonfeminist and Feminist Perspectives on Contraception and Sterilization, 6 Nonfeminist and Feminist Perspectives on Abortion, 7 Nonfeminist and Feminist Perspectives on Artificial Insemination and In-Vitro Fertilization, 8 Feminist and Nonfeminist Perspectives on Surrogacy, 9 Feminist and Nonfeminist Perspectives on Genetic Screening, Diagnosis, Counseling, and Therapy, Epilogue