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Reproductive technologies available in the early twenty-first century include a complex array of tools and procedures that enable many people to have children who would otherwise have been unable to reproduce just a little over a generation ago. An expansive definition of reproductive technology might also include capabilities that enable the creation or selection of the traits of children resulting from its use, or even the ability to avoid having children altogether. As with all new technologies, no matter how beneficial, their application can raise ethical questions not previously encountered and precipitate calls for regulation or policy interventions. Bioethics, the “study of moral issues in the fields of medical treatment and research” (Caplan and McGee 2016), can be usefully applied in examining the issues that arise in regard to reproductive technologies. The field of bioethics can be seen as comprising two...
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Stabile, B. (2016). Ethical Issues in Regulating Reproductive Technologies. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2401-1
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