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Document Details : Title: The Right to Parenthood Subtitle: An Argument for a Narrow Interpretation Author(s): STATMAN, Daniel Journal: Ethical Perspectives Volume: 10 Issue: 3-4 Date: 2003 Pages: 224-235 DOI: 10.2143/EP.10.3.503888 Abstract : The paper argues for two kinds of limitations on the right to parenthood. First, it claims that the right to parenthood does not entail a right to have as many children as one desires. This conclusion follows from the standard justifications for the right to parenthood, none of which establishes the need to grant special protection to having as many children as one desires. Second, with respect to the right to receive assistance from the state in IVF, it is suggested that the state should also be allowed to take non-medical considerations into account in determining whether or not an applicant is entitled to this service, particularly in cases where the applicant seems to lack mothering ability. |
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