Magical Progeny, Modern Technology: A Hindu Bioethics of Assisted Reproductive Technology
Magical Progeny, Modern Technology: A Hindu Bioethics of Assisted Reproductive Technology
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神奇的后代，现代技术：辅助生殖技术的印度教生物伦理学
DOI：
10.1353/book5084
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发表时间：
2006
影响因子：
5.2
通讯作者：
Swasti Bhattacharyya
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作者：
Swasti Bhattacharyya
神奇的后代，现代技术通过探索伟大的印度史诗《Mahaμbhaμrata》中的出生叙事，考察了印度教对辅助生殖技术的观点。生殖技术处于当代生物伦理辩论的前沿，在美国，生殖技术经常围绕着法律、科学和宗教视角中的信息和通信技术所框定的伦理问题展开。作家Swasti Bhattacharyya将南亚研究、宗教、文学、法律和生物伦理学的元素以及她以前当护士的经验编织在一起，以构建对这场辩论的印度教回应。通过对《Mahaμbhaμrata》中神话故事的分析，特别是对虚构的Paaμn|d|Ava兄弟和他们的Kaurava堂兄弟的出生叙事的分析，她引出了印度教思想的原则和特点。她通过将印度教的观点应用于加州法院关于通过生殖技术怀孕的孩子的父母的案件，扩大了生物伦理学的讨论范围，并比较了印度教和罗马天主教对辅助生殖技术的具体态度。魔术的后代，现代技术提供了有洞察力的方式来探索伦理问题，并突出了在美国国内发生的当代讨论中经常被忽视的问题。
Magical Progeny, Modern Technology examines Hindu perspectives on assisted reproductive technology through an exploration of birth narratives in the great Indian epic the Maha μbha μrata. Reproductive technology is at the forefront of contemporary bioethical debates, and in the United States often centers on ethical issues framed by confl icts among legal, scientifi c, and religious perspectives. Author Swasti Bhattacharyya weaves together elements from South Asian studies, religion, literature, law, and bioethics, as well as experiences from her previous career as a nurse, to construct a Hindu response to the debate. Through analysis of the mythic stories in the Maha μbha μrata, specifi cally the birth narratives of the fi ve Pa μn|d|ava brothers and their Kaurava cousins, she draws out principles and characteristics of Hindu thought. She broadens the bioethical discussions by applying Hindu perspectives to a California court case over the parentage of a child conceived through reproductive technology and compares specifi c Hindu and Roman Catholic attitudes toward assisted reproductive technology. Magical Progeny, Modern Technology provides insightful ways to explore ethical issues and highlights concerns often overlooked in contemporary discussions occurring within the United States.