Reproductive Laws for the 1990s

The Project on Reproductive Laws for the 1990s began in 1985 with the realization that reports of scientific developments and new technologies were stimulating debates and discussions among bioethicists and policymakers, and that women had little part in those discussions either as participants or a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cohen, Sherrill, Taub, Nadine (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ Humana 1989, 1989
Edition:1st ed. 1989
Series:Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics, and Society
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I. The Social Context for Reproductive Laws
  • Introduction, Working Group of the Project on Reproductive Laws for the 1990s
  • II. Reproduction and Access to Health Care: A Legislator’s View
  • Reproduction and Access to Health Care
  • III. Society and Reproduction
  • Reproductive Laws, Women of Color, and Low-Income Women
  • Reproductive Technology and Disability
  • IV. Reproductive Policy Position Papers and Commentaries for the 1990s
  • 1. Prenatal and Neonatal Technology, Abortion, and Birth
  • Position Paper: Time Limits on Abortion
  • Position Paper: Prenatal Screening
  • Position Paper: Fetus as Patient
  • Commentary: “Hard Cases” and Reproductive Rights
  • Commentary: Disability Rights Perspectives on Reproductive Technologies and Public Policy
  • Commentary: The Fetus Is a Patient
  • Commentary: Reconciling Offspring and Maternal Interests during Pregnancy
  • 2. Reproductive Choice: Hazards and Interference
  • Position Paper: Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace
  • Position Paper: Interference with Reproductive Choice
  • Commentary: An Attorney General’s Outlook
  • Commentary: The View from Capitol Hill
  • Commentary: Protective Legislation and Occupational Hazards: Flawed Science and Poor Policies
  • Commentary: A Model for Advocacy: From Proposals to Policy
  • 3. Alternative Forms of Reproduction
  • Position Paper: Alternative Modes of Reproduction
  • Position Paper: Alternative Modes of Reproduction: Other Views and Questions
  • Commentary: Regulating the New Reproductive Technologies
  • Commentary: Alternative Modes of Reproduction: The Locus and Determinants of Choice
  • Commentary: The Key Social Issues Posed by the New Reproductive Technologies: A Physician’s Perspective
  • Working Group
  • Advisory Committee
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Table of Cases