Questions around the ownership of genetic information also relate to perceptions of autonomy and hierarchy within the family. A family as a group is made of individuals that are often not viewed or treated as equals. Perceptions of ownership are legally and culturally accepted within the traditional family structure.
What is the status of children? Do [...]
When discussing societal moral codes and scrutiny of “blameworthy” reproductive behaviours, it is interesting to go back to Linda McClain’s work on American public policy and reproductive responsibility. Focusing on judgmental attitudes towards single, teenage or indigent parents, McClain criticises the ideological heaping of blame on individuals.
Can ideology be enforced on biological urges? There seem [...]