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What price parenthood?

P Lauritzen
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Current reproductive technology challenges us to think seriously about social values surrounding childbearing. Thoughtful discussion must combine careful attention to the experience of pursuing parenthood by technological means with principled reflection on the morality of this pursuit.

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DehumanizationEthics, MedicalFemaleGenetic EngineeringHumansInfertilityMaleOocyte DonationPatient SelectionPersonal AutonomyReproductive TechniquesRisk AssessmentSocial ValuesWedge ArgumentWomen's RightsGenetics and ReproductionJournal Article

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P Lauritzen. What price parenthood?. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2180853/

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