Environmental ethics and medical reproduction / Cristina Richie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richie, Cristina, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human reproductive technology--Environmental aspects.

Human reproductive technology.

Medical ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024.

Summary:

In 'Environmental Ethics and Medical Reproduction', Dr. Cristina Richie uses the term 'medicalized reproduction' (MR) to describe the impact of technology on human reproduction, including from pre-conception gamete retrieval, in-vitro fertilization (IVF), and birthing suites. Unlike other areas of high-carbon health care, such as organ transplantation or chemotherapy, medicalized reproduction does not treat, cure, or prevent disease. It is supported by an economized medical industry, and as such, is open for ethical scrutiny. This book considers how technology has fundamentally changed the discussion on biomedical ethics, environmental ethics, and reproductive ethics.

Contents:

Introduction : climate change and the challenge of sustainability

Medical reproduction and retrieval

Medical reproduction and impregnation

Medical reproduction and pregnant women

Health care and carbon reduction

Carbon emissions policies for unsubsidized medical reproduction

Purpose of health care

Policies for subsidized medical reproduction

Rights and the ethics of sex and procreation

Supporting childwishes

Conclusion : environmental sustainability beyond medical reproduction.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2024.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on November 29, 2023).

ISBN:

0-19-774521-0

0-19-774519-9

0-19-774520-2

OCLC:

1410954932