Abstracts
Abstract
This is a commentary related to the creative work by James Dwyer entitled “How I Got Pregnant”, a story that raises ethical issues about a woman’s request for medical assistance to get pregnant without the intention to disclose this to her husband. In this commentary, I argue that this woman’s attitude breaks trust with her husband, and show why the justifications she offered in order to argue for her request to conceive a child without her husband’s knowledge are flawed.
Keywords:
- assisted reproduction,
- deception,
- women’s right over her body,
- right-to-know of the partner
Résumé
Ce commentaire est associé au travail créatif “How I Got Pregnant” de James Dwyer, une histoire qui soulève des questions éthiques concernant la demande d’une femme de bénéficier d’une assistance médicale pour tomber enceinte, sans avoir l’intention de le dévoiler à son mari. Dans ce commentaire, je défends l’idée que l’attitude de cette femme trompe la confiance de son conjoint et j’explique en quoi ses justifications, pour faire valoir sa demande de concevoir un enfant à l’insu de son mari, sont faibles.
Mots-clés :
- reproduction assistée,
- déception,
- droit de la femme sur son corps,
- droit de savoir du partenaire
Appendices
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