Browsing Philosophy, Department of by Author "Overall, Christine"
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Considering childlessness: an argument for the extrication of childbearing and motherhood from the concept of womanhood
Oja, Tanya Elise (2008-08-27)The stereotypical concept of womanhood is tethered to childbearing and motherhood. Even though childlessness is becoming more common, the belief seems to be that all women must want and should have children as well as ... -
Toward a Virtue-Centred Ethics of Reproduction
Wayne, Katherine (2013-09-17)When it comes to potential children, is to love them to leave them be (nonexistent)? I examine the possibility of virtuous reproduction, as well as some more basic theoretical issues surrounding the nature of moral goodness ... -
Voluntarism and Adoption: Understanding Parental Obligations
Najand, Nikoo (2015-02-26)Given the increasing variety of non-traditional family arrangements, together with reproductive technologies and adoption practices, assumptions about what constitutes a family and what constitutes a parent have been called ...