Who should be a parent? Parenthood and the significance of reproductive choice

Abstract: The various reproductive technologies have expanded the power people have to control their bodily function. Because these technologies have brought new configurations of people whose role is central to the reproductive process, ambiguities about the attribution of parenthood have emerged....

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Autor: Junga Kim,Claire
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Chile
Institución:CONICYT Chile
Repositorio:SciELO Chile
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Palabra clave:parents
parenthood status
reproduction
reproductive technology
assisted reproductive techniques
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spelling Who should be a parent? Parenthood and the significance of reproductive choice Junga Kim,Claire parents parenthood status reproduction reproductive technology assisted reproductive techniques Abstract: The various reproductive technologies have expanded the power people have to control their bodily function. Because these technologies have brought new configurations of people whose role is central to the reproductive process, ambiguities about the attribution of parenthood have emerged. I insist that the intentional account among four explanatory frameworks for parenthood gains more validity, as opportunities to exert intention increase. I extend the intentional account, using Scanlon’s explanation of the “Value of Choice.” In the Value of Choice, Scanlon explains that choice has a justificatory power; that is, by the fact of having choice, one accepts the normative consequences of one’s decision. The current changes in reproduction technologies mean that there are several conditions to choose. While maintaining justificatory power from the Value of Choice, the intentional account becomes inclusive enough to encompass the status quo, plausible even in situations where intention does not exist or is not exerted. Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios en Bioética, Universidad de Chile http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1726-569X2017000100129
title Who should be a parent? Parenthood and the significance of reproductive choice
spellingShingle Who should be a parent? Parenthood and the significance of reproductive choice
Junga Kim,Claire
parents
parenthood status
reproduction
reproductive technology
assisted reproductive techniques
title_short Who should be a parent? Parenthood and the significance of reproductive choice
title_full Who should be a parent? Parenthood and the significance of reproductive choice
title_fullStr Who should be a parent? Parenthood and the significance of reproductive choice
title_full_unstemmed Who should be a parent? Parenthood and the significance of reproductive choice
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author Junga Kim,Claire
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parenthood status
reproduction
reproductive technology
assisted reproductive techniques
topic_facet parents
parenthood status
reproduction
reproductive technology
assisted reproductive techniques
description Abstract: The various reproductive technologies have expanded the power people have to control their bodily function. Because these technologies have brought new configurations of people whose role is central to the reproductive process, ambiguities about the attribution of parenthood have emerged. I insist that the intentional account among four explanatory frameworks for parenthood gains more validity, as opportunities to exert intention increase. I extend the intentional account, using Scanlon’s explanation of the “Value of Choice.” In the Value of Choice, Scanlon explains that choice has a justificatory power; that is, by the fact of having choice, one accepts the normative consequences of one’s decision. The current changes in reproduction technologies mean that there are several conditions to choose. While maintaining justificatory power from the Value of Choice, the intentional account becomes inclusive enough to encompass the status quo, plausible even in situations where intention does not exist or is not exerted.
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