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40Feminists Healing EthicsHypatia 4 (2). 1989.The field of ethics is enjoying a much-needed renaissance. Traditional theories and approaches are appropriately coming under fire, although not every new idea will stand time's test. Feminist thinking suggests that we at least emphasize the importance of women and their interests, focus on issues specially affecting women, rethink fundamental assumptions, incorporate feminist insights and conclusions from other areas, and be consistent with respect to our concerns about equality by paying atten…Read more
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550Abortion and the Argument from ConvenienceIn Reproducing Persons, Cornell University Press. 1996.
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Should We Add the "Xeno" to "Transplantation"?Politics and the Life Sciences 19 (2): 247-259. 2004.
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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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Liberal Parenting and Adolescent Sexuality: A Response to Lainie RossPolitics and the Life Sciences 15 (2): 302-394. 1996.
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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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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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Sex, Lies, and the Religious Right: "Culture of Life" or Culture of Misery?CSER Review 1 (2). 2005.
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The Politics of Preventing Premature DeathIn Michael Boylan (ed.), Public Health Policy and Ethics, Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2004.
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37Does Women's Liberation Imply Children's Liberation?Hypatia 3 (2). 1988.Shulamith Firestone argues that for women to embrace equal rights without recognizing them for children is unjust. Protection of children is merely repressive control: they are infantilized by our treatment of them. I maintain that many children no longer get much protection, but neither are they being provided with an environment conducive to learning prudence or morality. Recognizing equal rights for children is likely to worsen this situation, not make it better.
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4Another Look at Contract PregnancyIn Helen B. Holmes (ed.), Issues in Reproductive Technology I: An Anthology, New York University Press. 1992.
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A call to heal ethicsIn Helen B. Holmes & Laura Purdy (eds.), Feminist Perspectives in Medical Ethics, Indiana University Press. pp. 8--13. 1992.
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1In Vitro Fertilization Should Be an Option for WomenIn Arthur L. Caplan & Robert Arp (eds.), Contemporary debates in bioethics, Wiley-blackwell. 2014.
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Attributions of Acause and Recurrence in Long-Term Breast Cancer SurvivorsPsychoOncology 10 (3): 259-263. 2001.
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46Moral Status: Obligations to Persons and Other Living ThingsPhilosophical Review 108 (4): 569. 1999.Moral Status asks what creates moral obligations toward entities. Warren’s thesis is that attempts to ground moral status on a single criterion have been unsuccessful, as they inevitably lead to Procrustean measures to fit diverse values into a single mold. She proposes instead a “multi-criterial’ approach that promises to accommodate these values. In so doing, she expands and generalizes on a strategy she uses quite successfully in her 1990 article “The Moral Significance of Birth” to show why …Read more
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1Empowerment or Danger: Preimplantation Genetic DiagnosisForum for Applied Research and Public Policy 15 (1): 59-64. 2000.
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Why Children Still Shouldn't Have Equal RightsInternational Journal of Children's Righs 2 395-98. 1994.
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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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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 |