From Ivf to Immortality: Controversy in the Era of Reproductive Technology

by Anna Smajdor and Ruth Deech

Book Overview

This is a book for anyone who has ever paused to wonder whether cloning will ever be legal. Why it is that "savior siblings" and sex selection provoke such strong reactions? Will there ever be such a thing as an artificial womb?

Assisted reproductive technologies are unique in their capacity to challenge our assumptions and elicit passionate responses. Looking at the moral, philosophical, and legal issues surrounding cases of surrogacy, single...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199219788
• ISBN13: 9780199219780
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"