Bodies for Sale: Ethics and Exploitation in the Human Body TradeBodies for Sale: Ethics and Exploitation in the Human Body Trade explores the philosophical and practical issues raised by activities such as surrogacy and organ trafficking. Stephen Wilkinson asks what is it that makes some commercial uses of the body controversial, whether the arguments against commercial exploitation stand up, and whether legislation outlawing such practices is really justified. In Part One Wilkinson explains and analyses some of the notoriously slippery concepts used in the body commodification debate, including exploitation, harm and consent. In Part Two he focuses on three controversial issues (the buying and selling of human kidneys, commercial surrogacy, and DNA patenting) outlining contemporary regulation and investigating both the moral issues and the arguments for legal prohibition. |
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Bodies for Sale: Ethics and Exploitation in the Human Body Trade Stephen Wilkinson Limited preview - 2004 |
Bodies for Sale: Ethics and Exploitation in the Human Body Trade Stephen Wilkinson No preview available - 2003 |
Bodies for Sale: Ethics and Exploitation in the Human Body Trade Stephen Wilkinson No preview available - 2003 |
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