A conception of genetic parenthood

We seek to develop a plausible conception of genetic parenthood, taking a recent discussion by Heidi Mertes as our point of departure. Mertes considers two conceptions of genetic parenthood—one invoking genetic resemblance and the other genetic inheritance—and presents counter-examples to both conce...

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Authors: Douglas, Thomas (Author) ; Devolder, Katrien 1978- (Author)
Contributors: Palacios‐González, César (Bibliographic antecedent)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2019]
In: Bioethics
Year: 2019, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 54-59
IxTheo Classification:NCB Personal ethics
NCH Medical ethics
Further subjects:B in vitro reproduction
B genetic parenthood
B mitochondrial replacement therapy
B Cloning
B Assisted Reproduction
B stem cell derived gametes
B Heidi Mertes
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Summary:We seek to develop a plausible conception of genetic parenthood, taking a recent discussion by Heidi Mertes as our point of departure. Mertes considers two conceptions of genetic parenthood—one invoking genetic resemblance and the other genetic inheritance—and presents counter-examples to both conceptions. We revise Mertes’ second conception so as to avoid these and related counter-examples.
ISSN:1467-8519
Reference:Errata "Erratum to (2019)"
Kritik in "Genetic parenthood and causation (2019)"
Contains:Enthalten in: Bioethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/bioe.12493