Fetal rights
By: Alan Marzilli.
Series: Point/counterpoint; Point-counterpoint (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Subjects: Fetus -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.; Unborn children (Law) -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : a fetus with no rights or an unborn child with legal rights?; title: Point : an embryo or fetus does not deserve legal recognition as a person; title: Counterpoint : an unborn child is a person who deserves equal protection under the law; title: Point : fetal homicide laws threaten women's rights; title: Counterpoint : laws must protect every unborn child from violence; title: Point : laws that regulate the conduct of pregnant women invade their privacy; title: Counterpoint : in some cases, the law must protect unborn children from their mothers' behavior; title: Conclusion : the rise of fetal rights and its impact on bioethics and the abortion debate.