Sabatello, Maya,

Children's bioethics : the international biopolitical discourse on harmful traditional practices and the right of the child to cultural identity / Maya Sabatello. - xxiii, 287 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-280) and index.

Using international human rights framework to study bioethics -- Children's bioethics in the Convention on the Rights of the Child : historical overview of the drafting process -- Traditional bodily practices : case studies -- Children's bioethics and the framework of analysis -- Biomedical practices and the child : rights in question -- Rights discourse, children and bioethics -- Broadening the lens : genetic manipulation -- Conclusion.

9004173412 9789004173415

2009000970


Children--Legal status, laws, etc.
Indigenous children--Legal status, laws, etc.
Children--Health and hygiene.
Medical ethics

K639 / .S23 2009

341.48572