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Body parts : property rights and the ownership of human biological materials / E. Richard Gold. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gold, E. Richard.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Moore v. Regents of the University of California.
- Human body--Religious aspects.
- Human body.
- Human body--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Human body--Law and legislation--United States.
- Property--United States.
- Property.
- Personality (Law)--United States.
- Personality (Law).
- Human Body.
- Social Values.
- Ethics.
- Human Rights.
- United States.
- Medical Subjects:
- Moore v. Regents of the University of California.
- Human Body.
- Social Values.
- Ethics.
- Human Rights.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 223 p. )
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In Body Parts, E. Richard Gold examines whether the body and materials derived from it - such as human organs and DNA - should be thought of as market commodities and subject to property law. Analyzing a series of court decisions concerning property rights, Gold explores whether the language and assumptions of property law can help society determine who has rights to human biological materials. Gold observes that the commercial opportunities unleashed by advances in biotechnology present a challenge to the ways that society has traditionally valued the human body and human health. In a balanced discussion of both commercial and individual perspectives, Gold asserts the need to understand human biological materials within the context of human values, rather than economic interests.
- Contents:
- 1. The Diversity of Values
- 2. Property Discourse and the Body
- 3. Property Discourse Evaluated
- 4. The Discourse of Discovery
- 5. Public Personae and Value
- 6. Hiding Behind Economic Values
- 7. Diverse Values in the Body and in Health
- 8. Translating Value
- 9. Unaccounted and Unaccountable Value.
- Notes:
- Originally presented as the author's thesis (S.J.D.--University of Michigan).
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-217) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-58901-806-0
- 0-585-22067-0
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