Cutting to the Core: Exploring the Ethics of Contested Surgeries

Benatar, Michael

ISBN 10: 074255001X / ISBN 13: 9780742550018

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2006

About this Item

When the benefits of surgery do not outweigh the harms, surgical interventions become morally contested. This book examines a number of such surgeries, such as: infant male circumcision and cutting the genitals of female children, the separation of conjoined twins, limb and face transplantation, cosmetic surgery, placebo surgery, and others. Editor(s): Benatar, David. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC; MN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363. . 2006. paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cutting to the Core: Exploring the Ethics of Contested Surgeries
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 074255001X
• ISBN 13: 9780742550018
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

When the benefits of surgery do not outweigh the harms or where they do not clearly do so, surgical interventions become morally contested. Cutting to the Core examines a number of such surgeries, including infant male circumcision and cutting the genitals of female children, the separation of conjoined twins, surgical sex assignment of intersex children and the surgical reassignment of transsexuals, limb and face transplantation, cosmetic surgery, and placebo surgery.

About the Author

Stephen Coleman is Priest-in-Charge of the Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair, and Assistant Director of the Centre for Law and Religion, The School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University, UK.