The Future of Human Reproduction [Paperback]

Christine Overall (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1992 | ISBN-10: 0889611327 | ISBN-13: 978-0889611320 | Edition: 1st

Reproductive technology has become virtually synonymous with new reproductive choices for women. We are led to believe these technological practices will primarily enable women to conceive and bear the children they previously could not. The presentation of this as fact urges us to support the advancement of reproductive technology so that future techniques may be perfected. 'The Future of Human Reproduction' critically assesses the social, moral, legal, and political impact of reproductive technology on women's lives. Through a feminist analysis, writers explore how the implications of technology are much more complex and far reaching than we think. The writers uncover a number of issues that need to be addressed and challenged rather than assume reproductive technology is being pursued safely and in the best interests of all women.

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About the Author

Christine Overall is a professor of Philosophy at Queen's University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Canadian Scholars Press; 1st edition (November 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0889611327
• ISBN-13: 978-0889611320
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,856,690 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Christine Overall is a Professor of Philosophy and University Research Chair at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Her main areas of research and teaching are feminist philosophy and applied ethics. The philosophical issues that are the focus of her books arise from the investigation of some of the crucial features and events of lived, embodied, human existence: gender, sex, sexuality, procreation, parenting, aging, and death.