Why Have Children?: The Ethical Debate

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Why Have Children? Basic Bioethics Arthur Caplan, editor A complete list of the books in the Basic Bioethics series appears at the back of this book. Why Have Children? The Ethical Debate Christine Overall The MIT Press Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England © 2012 Massachusetts Institute of Technology All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means (including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval ) without permission in writing from the publisher. MIT Press books may be purchased at special quantity discounts for business or sales promotional use. For information, please email special_sales@mitpress.mit.edu or write to Special Sales Department, The MIT Press, 55 Hayward Street, Cambridge, MA 02142. This book was set in Sabon by the MIT Press. Printed and bound in the United States of America. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Overall, Christine, 1949– Why have children? : the ethical debate / Christine Overall. p. cm. — (Basic bioethics) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 978-0-262-01698-8 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Human reproduction—Moral and ethical aspects. I. Title. QP251.O85 2012 176—dc23 2011024312 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Tabitha Bernard and her daughter, Arden Noor Khan, with love and appreciation ...