Paying for particulars in people-to-be: commercialisation, commodification and commensurability in human reproduction

The push of biomedical profits and pull of consumer desire for greater happiness and superior performance heralds a robust market in offspring enhancement. There are two reasons we might worry about the reach of commerce into the realm of selective reproduction. The first concern is that for-profit...

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Main Author: Fox, D. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2008
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2008, Volume: 34, Issue: 3, Pages: 162-166
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