Sabatello, Maya

Children's bioethics : the international biopolitical discourse on harmful traditional practices and the right of the child to cultural identity / Maya Sabatello. - Leiden: Boston Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2009. - xxiii, 287 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-280) and index.

Using international human rights framework to study bioethics -- Children's bioethics in the Convention on the Rights of the Child : historical overview of the drafting process -- Traditional bodily practices : case studies -- Children's bioethics and the framework of analysis -- Biomedical practices and the child : rights in question -- Rights discourse, children and bioethics -- Broadening the lens : genetic manipulation -- Conclusion.

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Children--Health and hygiene
Children--Legal status, laws, etc.
Indigenous children--Legal status, laws, etc.
Medical ethics

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