Cutting to the core exploring the ethics of contested surgeries / edited by David Benatar.

Other author Benatar, David.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield,
Descriptionx, 236 p. ; 23 cm.
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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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 229-231) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005028842
ISBN0742550001 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN074255001X (pbk. : alk. paper)

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