| Parental virtue: a new way of thinking about the morality of reproductive actions. | |
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PMID: 17845476 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In this paper I explore the potential of virtue ethical ideas to generate a new way of thinking about the ethical questions surrounding the creation of children. Applying ideas from neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics to the parental sphere specifically, I develop a framework for the moral assessment of reproductive actions that centres on the concept of parental virtue. I suggest that the character traits of the good parent can be used as a basis for determining the moral permissibility of a particular reproductive action. I posit three parental virtues and argue that we can see the moral status of a reproductive action as determined by the relationship between such an action and (at least) these virtues. Using a case involving selection for deafness, I argue that thinking in terms of the question 'would a virtuous parent do this?' when morally assessing reproductive action is a viable and useful way of thinking about issues in reproductive ethics. |
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Authors:
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Rosalind McDougall |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Bioethics Volume: 21 ISSN: 0269-9702 ISO Abbreviation: Bioethics Publication Date: 2007 May |
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Created Date: 2007-09-13 Completed Date: 2007-09-27 Revised Date: 2009-11-19 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8704792 Medline TA: Bioethics Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 181-90 Citation Subset: E; IM |
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Centre for Health and Society, 207 Bouverie St, University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia. r.mcdougall@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au |
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Deafness
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congenital Humans Parenting / psychology* Philosophy* Reproduction / ethics* Virtues* |
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