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35What Can Progress in Reproductive Technology Mean for Women?Journal of Medicine and Philosophy 21 (5): 499-514. 1996.This article critically evaluates the central claims of the various feminist responses to new reproductive arrangements and technologies. Proponents of a “progressivism” object to naive technological optimism and raise questions about the control of such technology. Others, such as the FINRRAGE group, raise concerns about the potentially damaging consequences of the new technologies for women. While a central concern is whether these technologies reinforce harmful biologically determinist stereo…Read more
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32Neutrality and the Academic EthicRowman & Littlefield Publishers. 1994.In Neutrality and the Academic Ethic, distinguished philosopher Robert L. Simon explores the claim that universities can and should be politically neutral. He examines conceptual questions about the meaning of neutrality, distinguishes different conceptions of what neutrality involves, and considers in what sense, if any, institutional neutrality is both possible and desirable. In Part II, a collection of original and previously published essays provides different views on these and related issu…Read more
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29The morality of new reproductive technologiesJournal of Social Philosophy 18 (1): 38-48. 1987.Science is revolutionizing human reproduction. New techniques are already with us, such as artificial insemination, the freezing of sperm, in vitro fertilization and the use of surrogate mothers. Artificial wombs are clearly on the horizon.
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28[Book review] children of choice, freedom and the new reproductive technologies (review)Criminal Justice Ethics 15 (1): 67-74. 1996.
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28Genetics and reproductive risk : Can having children be immoral?In Craig Hanks (ed.), Technology and values: essential readings, Wiley-blackwell. 2010.
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21Feminist Perspectives in Medical EthicsHastings Center Report 23 (3): 43. 1993.Book reviewed in this article: No Longer Patient: Feminist Ethics & Health Care. By Susan Sherwin Feminist Perspectives in Medical Ethics. Edited by Helen Bequaert Holmes and Laura M. Purdy.
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20Assisted Reproduction, Prenatal Testing, and Sex SelectionIn Helga Kuhse & Peter Singer (eds.), A Companion to Bioethics, Blackwell. 1006.This chapter contains sections titled: General Assessments of Assisted Reproduction Pre‐birth Testing Conclusion References Further reading.
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17Genetic Diseases: Can Having Children Be Immoral?In John L. Buckley (ed.), Genetics Now, University Press of America. pp. 26. 1978.
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16Embodying Bioethics: Recent Feminist Advances (edited book)Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 1999.Medical issues affecting health care have become everyday media events. In response to mounting public concern, growing numbers of bioethicists are being appointed to medical school faculties and public policy panels. However the ideas voiced in these forums are seldom informed by feminist perspectives. In this important book, a distinguished group of feminist scholars and activists discuss crucial bioethics topics in a feminist light. Among the subjects explored are the care/justice debates, tr…Read more
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14In Women's VoicesHastings Center Report 21 (6): 41-42. 1991.Book reviewed in this article: Feminist Ethics. Ed. Claudia Card.
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14An Option for a WomanIn Arthur L. Caplan & Robert Arp (eds.), Contemporary debates in bioethics, Wiley-blackwell. pp. 25--441. 2014.
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13Embodying Bioethics: Recent Feminist Advances (edited book)Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 1999.Medical issues affecting health care have become everyday media events. In response to mounting public concern, growing numbers of bioethicists are being appointed to medical school faculties and public policy panels. However the ideas voiced in these forums are seldom informed by feminist perspectives. In this important book, a distinguished group of feminist scholars and activists discuss crucial bioethics topics in a feminist light. Among the subjects explored are the care/justice debates, tr…Read more
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10Is Abortion Murder?In Robert L. Perkins (ed.), Abortion: Pro and Con, Schenkman. 1974.This essay deals with the morality of abortion. We argue that abortion is morally unobjectionable and that society benefits if abortion is available on demand. We begin by setting out a preliminary case in support of the practice of abortion. We then examine moral objections to abortion and show why those objections are unsound. We conclude by considering what properties something needs in order to have a serious right to life, and we show that a human fetus does not possess those properties. Th…Read more
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10Bioethics, Justice, and Health CareWadsworth Publishing Company. 2001.This new text offers the perspectives necessary for a comprehensive and objective critique of the health care establishment. By including diverse perspectives, students obtain a more accurate sense of the issues and the ethical considerations in a pluralistic society that values justice in its health systems.
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9Feminist EthicsHastings Center Report 21 (6): 41. 1991.Book reviewed in this article: Feminist Ethics. Ed. Claudia Card.
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9Exporting the Culture of LifeIn Michael Boylan (ed.), International Public Health Policy & Ethics, Dordrecht. pp. 91--106. 2008.
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8From Chance to Choice: Genetics and Justice. Allen Buchanan, Dan W. Brock, Norman Daniels, Daniel WiklerIsis 92 (2): 429-430. 2001.
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8No Gods, Please!In Russell Blackford & Udo Schüklenk (eds.), 50 Voices of Disbelief, Wiley‐blackwell. 2009-09-10.This chapter contains sections titled: Notes.
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8IntroductionHypatia 4 (3): 1-2. 1989.This piece discusses the history and aims of the Hypatia special issues on feminist ethics. It also thanks all those who helped make them possible.
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7Why Children Shouldn't Have Equal RightsInternational Journal of Children's Rights 1 (3): 223-241. 1994.
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Wells CollegeRetired faculty
Aurora, New York, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Applied Ethics |
Feminist Bioethics |
Social and Political Philosophy |
Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality |