Cutting to the Core Exploring the Ethics of Contested Surgeries

by Benatar, David; Benatar, Michael; Cannold, Leslie; Davis, Dena; Spriggs, Merle; Savulescu, Julian; Draper, Heather; Evans, Neil; Hull, Richard; Wilkinson, Stephen; Wasserman, David; Dickenson, Donna; Widdershoven, Guy; Baylis, Françoise; Coleman, Stephen;

• ISBN13: 9780742550018
• ISBN10: 074255001X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-06
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

When the benefits of surgery do not outweigh the harms or where they do not clearly do so, surgical interventions become morally contested. Cutting to the Core examines a number of such surgeries, including infant male circumcision and cutting the genitals of female children, the separation of conjoined twins, surgical sex assignment of intersex children and the surgical re-assignment of transsexuals, limb and face transplantation, cosmetic surgery, and placebo surgery.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction: The Ethics of Contested Surgeries	p. 1
Male Circumcision and Female Genital Cutting
Between Prophylaxis and Child Abuse: The Ethics of Neonatal Male Circumcision	p. 23
The Ethics of Neonatal Male Circumcision: Helping Parents to Decide	p. 47
Genital Alteration of Female Minors	p. 63
Sex Assignment and Reassignment Surgery
The Ethics of Surgically Assigning Sex for Intersex Children	p. 79
Transsexualism and Gender Reassignment Surgery	p. 97
Separating Conjoined Twins
Separating Conjoined Twins: Disability, Ontology, and Moral Status	p. 113
Conjunction and Separation: Viable Relationships, Equitable Partings	p. 127
Limb and Face Transplantation
Ethical Issues in Limb Transplants	p. 141
Changing Faces: Ethics, Identity, and Facial Transplantation	p. 155
Cosmetic Surgery
A Defense of Cosmetic Surgery	p. 171
Beauty under the Knife: A Feminist Appraisal of Cosmetic Surgery	p. 183
Placebo Surgery
The Emperor's New Scar: The Ethics of Placebo Surgery	p. 197
Sham Surgery and Reasonable Risks	p. 211
Suggestions for Further Reading	p. 229
Index	p. 233
About the Editor and Contributors	p. 235
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