Cutting to the core exploring the ethics of contested surgeries / edited by David Benatar.
| Other author | Benatar, David. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, |
| Description | x, 236 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction. The ethics of contested surgeris / David Benatar -- pt. I. Male circumcision and female genital cutting -- 1. Between prophylaxis and child abuse : the ethics of neonatal male circumcision / Michael Benatar, David Benatar -- 2. The ethics of neonatal male circumcision : helping parents to decide / Leslie Cannold -- 3. Genital alteration of female minors / Dena S. Davis -- pt. II. Sex assignment and reassignment surgery -- 4. The ethics of surgically assigning sex for intersex children / Merle Spriggs, Julian Savulescu -- 5. Transsexualism and gender reassignment surgery / Heather Daper, Neil Evans -- pt. III. Separating conjoined twins -- 6. Separating conjoined twins : disability, ontology, and moral status / Richard Hull, Stephen Wilkinson -- 7. Conjunction and separation : viable relationships, equitable partings / David Wasserman -- pt. IV. Limb and face transplantation -- 8. Ethical issues in limb transplants / Donna Dickenson, Guy Widdershoven -- 9. Changing faces : ethics, identity, and facial transplantation / Françoise Baylis -- pt. V. Cosmetic surgery -- 10. A defense of cosmetic surgery / Stephen Coleman --11. Beauty under the knife : a feminist appraisal of cosmetic surgery / Rosemarie Tong, Hilde Lindemann -- pt. VI. Placebo surgery -- 12. The emperor's new scar : the ethics of placebo surgery / David Neil -- 13. Sham surgery and reasonable risks / Alex John London. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-231) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2005028842 |
| ISBN | 0742550001 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 074255001X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |