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3. Adoption and the Meanings of Parenthood

© 2020 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 2020 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents VII
  3. Preface IX
  4. Acknowledgments XIII
  5. 1. Why Do Adults Have Children? 1
  6. 2. Families, the Marketplace, and Values 14
  7. 3. Adoption and the Meanings of Parenthood 41
  8. 4. Research on Children and the Scope of Responsible Parenthood 70
  9. 5. Moral Obligations to the Not-Yet-Born Child 96
  10. 6. Prenatal Testing and the Quest for the Perfect Child 115
  11. 7. Abortion and the Place of Motherhood 142
  12. 8. Tapestry and Web 167
  13. Notes 187
  14. Index 203
The Worth of a Child
This chapter is in the book The Worth of a Child
https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520915305-005

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents VII
  3. Preface IX
  4. Acknowledgments XIII
  5. 1. Why Do Adults Have Children? 1
  6. 2. Families, the Marketplace, and Values 14
  7. 3. Adoption and the Meanings of Parenthood 41
  8. 4. Research on Children and the Scope of Responsible Parenthood 70
  9. 5. Moral Obligations to the Not-Yet-Born Child 96
  10. 6. Prenatal Testing and the Quest for the Perfect Child 115
  11. 7. Abortion and the Place of Motherhood 142
  12. 8. Tapestry and Web 167
  13. Notes 187
  14. Index 203
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