Why Gametes are not Like Enriched Uranium

According to Rivka Weinberg, gametes are like enriched uranium: both are hazardous materials. Exposing human beings to enriched uranium can result in radioactivity and decreased life expectancy, while exposing sperm and ova to each other can result in the creation of needy innocent persons with full...

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Main Author: Botterell, Andrew (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2016]
In: Bioethics
Year: 2016, Volume: 30, Issue: 9, Pages: 741-750
IxTheo Classification:NBE Anthropology
NCB Personal ethics
NCF Sexual ethics
Further subjects:B Parenthood
B Procreation
B parental responsibility
B Gamete Donation
B Hazmat Theory
B sperm donation
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