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Murray, Thomas H., 1946-

The worth of a child / Thomas H. Murray. - Berkeley : University of California Press, �1996. - 1 online resource (xiv, 207 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-202) and index.

Why do adults have children? -- Families, the marketplace, and values: new ways of making babies -- Adoption and the meanings of parenthood -- Research on children and the scope of responsible parenthood -- Moral obligations to the not-yet-born child -- Prenatal testing and the quest for the perfect child -- Abortion and the place of motherhood.


English.

ISBN: 9780520915305 0520915305 058503401X 9780585034010

LCCN: 95046977

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Parenthood--Moral and ethical aspects.
Childbirth--Moral and ethical aspects.
Parent and child.
Children and adults.
Ethics.
Child Welfare.
Parents.
Parent-Child Relations.
Parenting.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS--Abuse--Child Abuse.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS--Adoption & Fostering.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS--Parenting--Parent & Adult Child.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS--Parenting--General.
Childbirth--Moral and ethical aspects.
Children and adults.
Ethics.
Parent and child.
Parenthood--Moral and ethical aspects.
Family & Marriage.
Sociology & Social History.
Social Sciences.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HQ755.8 / .M88 1996eb

Dewey Class. No.: 306.874