Project

The fetal patient and the future of prenatal medicine: a philosophical and ethical inquiry

Code
01J06619
Looptijd
01-12-2019 → 30-09-2024
Financiering
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Onderzoeksdisciplines
  • Humanities and the arts
    • Other philosophy, ethics and religious studies not elsewhere classified
Trefwoorden
Bio-ethiek Medische ethiek Morele verantwoordelijkheid Autonomy Paternalisme Prenatale behandeling foetus
 
Projectomschrijving

Recent and expected technological developments in prenatal medicine raise new ethical challenges. The facilitation of in utero treatment because of advances in fetal therapy and artificial womb technology entail a panoply of normative questions about moral obligations to treat the fetus as a patient and how these relate to maternal autonomy. This project aims to contribute to this upcoming debate.