Ethics and human values in family planning : conference highlights, papers and discussion, XXII CIOMS Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 19-24 June 1988 / jointly organized with the WHO Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction ; edited by Z. Bankowski, J. Barzelatto and A. M. Capron.
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TextPublication details: Geneva : CIOMS, 1989. Description: 308 pISBN: 9290360364Subject(s): Family planning services -- congresses | Ethics, Medical -- congresses | Social values -- congressesNLM classification: HQ 766Abstract: A richly detailed account of what 115 experts in ethics, law, medicine, and policy have to say about the difficult ethical issues surrounding contraceptive methods, abortion, treatment of infertility, genetic screening, and research in human reproduction. Emphasis is placed on points of agreement or controversy regarding the responsibilities of individuals and societies when making decisions about human reproduction, particularly in light of the sensitive issues raised by such technologies as in vitro fertilization, artificial insemination by donor sperm, storage of sperm or of a fertilized ovum, the leasing of wombs, genetic engineering, and prenatal diagnosis, fetal therapy, and the use of aborted fetal organs and tissues. The book is a synthesis of views expressed during debates on five main topics: incentives in family planning, methods of contraception, treatment of infertility, prenatal diagnosis to detect malformations or identify sex, and ethical requirements for research. Positions expressed range from the explosion of misery that accompanies population growth to the rights of infertile couples to conceive, from methods of fertility regulation that violate Muslim traditions to Catholic views on abortion, from the possibility that post-menopausal women can become mothers to the question of abortion in women infected with AIDS. All continents, and all major cultures and religions, are represented in this fascinating account of vital, yet vexing issues.
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A richly detailed account of what 115 experts in ethics, law, medicine, and policy have to say about the difficult ethical issues surrounding contraceptive methods, abortion, treatment of infertility, genetic screening, and research in human reproduction. Emphasis is placed on points of agreement or controversy regarding the responsibilities of individuals and societies when making decisions about human reproduction, particularly in light of the sensitive issues raised by such technologies as in vitro fertilization, artificial insemination by donor sperm, storage of sperm or of a fertilized ovum, the leasing of wombs, genetic engineering, and prenatal diagnosis, fetal therapy, and the use of aborted fetal organs and tissues. The book is a synthesis of views expressed during debates on five main topics: incentives in family planning, methods of contraception, treatment of infertility, prenatal diagnosis to detect malformations or identify sex, and ethical requirements for research. Positions expressed range from the explosion of misery that accompanies population growth to the rights of infertile couples to conceive, from methods of fertility regulation that violate Muslim traditions to Catholic views on abortion, from the possibility that post-menopausal women can become mothers to the question of abortion in women infected with AIDS. All continents, and all major cultures and religions, are represented in this fascinating account of vital, yet vexing issues.
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