Ethics and Economics of Assisted Reproduction: The Cost of Longing

by Maura A. Ryan

For those who undergo it, infertility treatment is costly, time-consuming, invasive, and emotionally and physically arduous, yet technology remains the focus of most public discussion of the topic. Drawing on concepts from medical ethics, feminist theory, and Roman Catholic social teaching, Maura A. Ryan analyzes the economic, ethical, theological, and political dimensions of assisted reproduction.

Taking seriously the experience of infertility...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878408711
• ISBN13: 9780878408719
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher