Harming by conceiving: A review of misconceptions and a new analysis

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 491-516

  Strong, Carson ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloning; Conception; Harming; Parental duty; Wrongful life; Wronging

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CADAVER; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; GENETIC DISORDER; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; METAPHYSICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MORALITY; NEGLIGENCE; OOCYTE DONATION; PARENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY CONTROL; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH;

ETHICAL THEORY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; WRONGFUL LIFE;

EID: 28744440281     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03605310500253048     Document Type: Review

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