Dis-orienting paraphilias? Disability, desire, and the question of (bio)ethics

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 183-192

  Sullivan, Nikki ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amputation; Disability; Ethics; Paraphilia; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875042391     PISSN: 11767529     EISSN: 18724353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11673-008-9097-2     Document Type: Review

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