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The right to know one's origins : assisted human reproduction and the best interests of children / Juliet R. Guichon, Ian Mitchell, Michelle Giroux (eds.) ; cover design, Maarten Deckers ; cover image by Mary-Claire Verbeke and Kelly Wilson.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human reproductive technology--Law and legislation--Canada.
- Human reproductive technology.
- Human reproductive technology--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Children's rights--Canada.
- Children's rights.
- Disclosure of information--Law and legislation--Canada.
- Disclosure of information.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (352 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Brussels, Belgium : Academic and Scientific Publications, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Focusing on children's interests, this edited volume takes an unflinching look at the practice of third-party human reproduction from the perspective of the child created. By investigating the problem of secrecy about a child's donor, conception, and anonymity regarding the donor, this account proposes reasonable solutions for legislators. With comments from donor-conceived people who have been denied easy access to an accurate record of their parentage, this book contains chapters examining the history of the practice, its governance by medical ethics codes, and its relationship to adoption. It also considers the effect on a child's health and well-being and concludes that secrecy and anonymity almost certainly provide no benefit to children and that no ethical theory can justify these practices.
- Contents:
- ""Front ""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Chapter One""; ""Chapter Two""; ""Chapter Three""; ""Chapter Four""; ""Chapter Five""; ""Chapter Six""; ""Chapter Seven""; ""Chapter Eight""; ""Chapter Nine""; ""Chapter Ten""; ""Chapter Eleven""; ""Chapter Twelve""; ""Chapter Thirteen""; ""Chapter Fourteen""; ""Chapter Fifteen""; ""Chapter Sixteen""; ""Chapter Seventeen""; ""Chapter Eighteen""; ""Chapter Nineteen""; ""Chapter Twenty""; ""Chapter Twenty-One""; ""Chapter Twenty-Two""; ""Chapter Twenty-Three""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on a print version record.
- OCLC:
- 868969500
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