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In Vitro Fertilization and the just Use of Health Care Resources

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Reproduction, Technology, and Rights

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One of the ethical questions raised by the development of new human reproductive technologies is the social justice question of the circumstances under which these techniques should be services that are provided in health care plans. In a just and caring society, when would these services be available to whom?

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  1. Leonard J. Weber
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  1. Department of Philosophy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    James M. Humber

  2. Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Robert F. Almeder

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Weber, L.J. (1996). In Vitro Fertilization and the just Use of Health Care Resources. In: Humber, J.M., Almeder, R.F. (eds) Reproduction, Technology, and Rights. Biomedical Ethics Reviews. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-450-4_5

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