03678nam a22004455i 4500 16269502 PUCPR 20260807143453.0 m o d cr || |||||||| 210324t20202020mau fo d z eng d 9780674250796 10.4159/9780674250796 doi (DE-B1597)567635 (DE-B1597)9780674250796 DE-B1597 eng DE-B1597 rda eng mau US-MA BET KF 390.5 .H85 2020 17420973 c23 174.20973 C3231 2020 KF 390.5 .H85 2020 Snead, O. Carter, aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut What It Means to Be Human / O. Carter Snead. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2020] ©2020 321 pages ; 21 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. A Genealogy of American Public Bioethics -- 2. An Anthropological Solution -- 3. In Cases of Abortion -- 4. Assisted Reproduction -- 5. Death and Dying -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index A leading expert on public bioethics advocates for a new conception of human identity in American law and policy.The natural limits of the human body make us vulnerable and therefore dependent, throughout our lives, on others. Yet American law and policy disregard these stubborn facts, with statutes and judicial decisions that presume people to be autonomous, defined by their capacity to choose. As legal scholar O. Carter Snead points out, this individualistic ideology captures important truths about human freedom, but it also means that we have no obligations to each other unless we actively, voluntarily embrace them. Under such circumstances, the neediest must rely on charitable care. When it is not forthcoming, law and policy cannot adequately respond.What It Means to Be Human makes the case for a new paradigm, one that better represents the gifts and challenges of being human. Inspired by the insights of Alasdair MacIntyre and Charles Taylor, Snead proposes a vision of human identity and flourishing that supports those who are profoundly vulnerable and dependent-children, the disabled, and the elderly. To show how such a vision would affect law and policy, he addresses three complex issues in bioethics: abortion, assisted reproductive technology, and end-of-life decisions. Avoiding typical dichotomies of conservative-versus-liberal and secular-versus-religious, Snead recasts debates over these issues and situates them within his framework of embodiment and dependence. He concludes that, if the law is built on premises that reflect the fully lived reality of life, it will provide support for the vulnerable, including the unborn, mothers, families, and those nearing the end of their lives. In this way, he argues, policy can ensure that people have the care they need in order to thrive.In this provocative and consequential book, Snead rethinks how the law represents human experiences so that it might govern more wisely, justly, and humanely. In English. 63449 Body, Human Law and legislation United States. 62389 Bioethics United States. 48485 Abortion Law and legislation United States. 113147 Human reproductive technology Law and legislation United States. 177976 Terminal care Law and legislation United States. lcc 31 0 299575 299575 0 0 ddc 0 0 15 15 65 2023-02-27 Donación 0.00 0 KF 390.5 .H85 2020 41000000003112 2023-02-27 00:00:00 2023-02-27 31