The ethics of reproductive technology / edited by Kenneth D. Alpern.

New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1992.

xvi, 354 pages ; 24 cm

I. Biological, technological, and psychological background - Natural reproduction and reproduction-aiding technologies / Lawrence J. Kaplan, Carolyn M. Kaplan -- Emotional reactions to infertility / Miriam D. Mazor -- II. Conflicting perspectives : issues, positions, and arguments - Surrogate motherhood : not so novel after all / John A. Robertson -- Surrogate mother arrangements from the perspective of the child / Herbert T. Krimmel -- Fertilization of human eggs in vitro : a defense / R. G. Edwards -- Instruction on respect for human life in its origin and on the dignity of procreation / Vatican, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith -- The meaning of life -- in the laboratory / Leon Kass -- III. Why have children? Meaning and significance - On the relationship of parents and children / Aristotle -- The mother / Simone de Beauvoir -- Genetic puzzles and stork stories : on the meaning and significance of having children / Kenneth D. Alpern -- IV. Making and selling babies : production and commerce - market-inalienability / Margaret Jane Radin -- Begotten or made? / Oliver O'Donovan.

V. Reproductive technology and women : opportunity or oppression? - Surrogate motherhood : the challenge for feminists / Lori B. Andrews -- The mother machine / Gena Corea -- The ethics of sex preselection / Mary Anne Warren -- VI. Constitutional rights, law, and public policy - Noncoital reproduction and procreative liberty / John A. Robertson -- Equal protection for whom? / George P. Smith III, and Roberto Iraola -- Legal problems of surrogate motherhood / Noel P. Keane -- The overdue death of a feminist chameleon : taking a stand on surrogacy arrangements / Rosemarie Tong -- VII. Professional responsibilities - Ethical considerations of in vitro fertilization / Ethics Committee of the American Fertility Society -- Social responsibility demands treating all patients in need / Leonard J. Weber -- Responsible stewardship requires not cooperating with surrogacy / Ann Neale -- VIII. Case studies - The case of Baby M : Parenting through contract when everyone wants the child -- Parenting through contract when no one wants the child -- Property or persons? The status of embryos in in vitro fertilization.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-354).