Bodies for Sale: Ethics and Exploitation in the Human Body Trade (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415266253)

Bodies for Sale: Ethics and Exploitation in the Human Body Trade explores the philosophical and practical issues raised by activities such as surrogacy and organ trafficking. Stephen Wilkinson asks what is it that makes some commercial uses of the body controversial, whether the arguments against commercial exploitation stand up, and whether legislation outlawing such practices is really justified.

In Part One Wilkinson explains and analyses some of the notoriously slippery concepts used in the body commodification debate, including exploitation, harm and consent. In Part Two he focuses on three controversial issues (the buying and selling of human kidneys, commercial surrogacy, and DNA patenting) outlining contemporary regulation and investigating both the moral issues and the arguments for legal prohibition.

Author: Stephen Wilkinson
ISBN-10: 0415266254
ISBN-13: 9780415266253
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 03/27/2003
Pages: 262
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.18h x 6.38w x 0.80d