Sabatello, Maya.

Children's bioethics the international biopolitical discourse on harmful traditional practices and the right of the child to cultural identity Maya Sabatello. - Leiden Boston Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 2009. - xxiii, 287 p. 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 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.

9789004173415 (hbk.) 9004173412 (hbk.)

2009000970


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

K639 / .S23 2009

341.48572 / S113c