Persons and their parts: New reproductive technologies and risks of commodification

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-46

  Widdows, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body parts; Commodification; Donation; Objectification; Persons; Reproduction; Technology

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMODIFICATION; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PERSONHOOD; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL VALUES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

CHILD; COMMODIFICATION; ETHICS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEWBORN; PERSONHOOD; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 59449110617     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10728-008-0107-7     Document Type: Article

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