PHI 1102 Final: Artificial Means of Reproduction and Our Understanding of the Family.docx
22 Apr 2015
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Artificial means of reproduction and our understanding of the family - ruth macklin. Beyond genetics that make a family: relationships that they have together and what to expect from others in the relationships. How advances in science change our conceptions. Set - egg is fertilized, transferred to another woman who will also transfer it over to a surrogate. We think family is just genetic relationships. Understandable however that someone would called their spouse, their family As a family, there are certain expectations on how we should treat each other. Whatever happens in the relationships of a family, the meaning of family will always still be true. Biological meaning of family is fine when talking about genetically related members of a family. Law: laws governing adoption or being put into foster homes/taken out, thinking about the terms that are used to describe family, ethics and what morally outweighs the other, law is the final crystallization of our morals.
