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Volume 337:431-432 August 7, 1997 Number 6
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Ethics in Reproductive and Perinatal Medicine: A new framework

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By Carson Strong. 247 pp. New Haven, Conn., Yale University Press, 1997. $30. ISBN 0-300-06832-8.

In Ethics in Reproductive and Perinatal Medicine: A New Framework, Carson Strong promises to provide a new ethical framework for thinking about both policy and clinical issues in the field of reproductive and perinatal medicine, and he does just that. As he thoughtfully explores the question "Is there a right to reproduce?" he clarifies the various distinctions for determining the moral standing of embryos, fetuses, and infants.

In many ways, this book unfolds like a good mystery, the kind that is enjoyable to read because at every turn one is poised to see whether the situation works out as one . . . [Full Text of this Article]




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