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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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Cutas, Daniela (Συγγραφέας)
Τύπος μέσου: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο
Γλώσσα:Αγγλικά
Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Έκδοση: 2007
Στο/Στη: Bioethics
Έτος: 2007, Τόμος: 21, Τεύχος: 8, Σελίδες: 458-463
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά:B postmenopausal motherhood
B mono-parental families
B parental motivation
B medically assisted reproduction
B Gamete Donation
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Σύνοψη: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.
ISSN:1467-8519
Περιλαμβάνει:Enthalten in: Bioethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2007.00583.x