POSTMENOPAUSAL MOTHERHOOD: IMMORAL, ILLEGAL? A CASE STUDY
The paper explores the ethics of post-menopausal motherhood by looking at the case of Adriana Iliescu, the oldest woman ever to have given birth (so far 1). To this end, I will approach the three most common objections brought against the mother and/or against the team of healthcare professionals wh...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2007
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Bioethics
Year: 2007, Volume: 21, Issue: 8, Pages: 458-463 |
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postmenopausal motherhood
B mono-parental families B parental motivation B medically assisted reproduction B Gamete Donation |
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Summary: | The paper explores the ethics of post-menopausal motherhood by looking at the case of Adriana Iliescu, the oldest woman ever to have given birth (so far 1). To this end, I will approach the three most common objections brought against the mother and/or against the team of healthcare professionals who made it happen: the age of the mother, the fact that she is single, the appropriateness of her motivation and of that of the medical team. |
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ISSN: | 1467-8519 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Bioethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2007.00583.x |