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Title: Preventing Prenatal Harm
Condition: New
Subtitle: Should the State Intervene?
ISBN-10: 087840600X
EAN: 9780878406005
ISBN: 9780878406005
Edition: Second Edition
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 01/11/1995
Description: Arguing that the state must meet strict conditions to justify interfering in at-risk pregnancies, Deborah Mathieu examines the legal and ethical concerns that arise when governments mandate the behavior of pregnant women. She explores both the pregnant woman's right to decide what happens to her body and the future child's right to be protected from avoidable damage. Mathieu addresses such topics as reproductive hazards in the workplace, mandated fetal therapy, forced lifestyle changes for pregnant women, and the future child's right to sue for lack of prenatal care. The controversy raises key issues of rights, duties, and the scope of legitimate state action, thus posing fundamental challenges to the fields of medicine, biomedical ethics, law, and public policy. This edition has been completely updated and expanded. Mathieu presents new arguments for acceptable types of state intervention and provides specific examples. This edition also incorporates recent court decisions, especially cases involving substance abuse. The book includes both an updated bibliography and an updated reference list of relevant court cases.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 229mm
Item Length: 152mm
Item Weight: 313g
Author: Deborah Mathieu
Genre: Medicine
Book Series: Clinical Medical Ethics series
Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality
Release Year: 1995

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