Body Parts: Property Rights and the Ownership of Human Biological Materials - Hardcover

Gold, E. Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0878406174 ISBN 13: 9780878406173

Publisher: Georgetown Univ Pr, 1996

Synopsis

In Body Parts, Gold examines whether the body and materials derived from it-such as human organs and DNA-should be thought of as market commodities and subject to property law. Analyzing a series of court decisions concerning property rights, Gold explores whether the language and assumptions of property law can help society determine who has rights to human biological materials. In a balanced discussion of both commercial and individual perspectives, Gold asserts the need to understand human biological materials within the context of human values, rather than economic interests.

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In Body Parts, E. Richard Gold examines whether the body and materials derived from it - such as human organs and DNA - should be thought of as market commodities and subject to property law. Analyzing a series of court decisions concerning property rights, Gold explores whether the language and assumptions of property law can help society determine who has rights to human biological materials. Gold observes that the commercial opportunities unleashed by advances in biotechnology present a challenge to the ways that society has traditionally valued the human body and human health. In a balanced discussion of both commercial and individual perspectives, Gold asserts the need to understand human biological materials within the context of human values, rather than economic interests.

Edition details

• Publisher: Georgetown Univ Pr
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0878406174
• ISBN 13: 9780878406173
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 223