The state and the body : legal regulation of bodily autonomy / Elizabeth Wicks.
2016
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Title
The state and the body : legal regulation of bodily autonomy / Elizabeth Wicks.
Published
Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2016.
Call Number
K564.H8 W53 2016
ISBN
9781849467797 (hardback)
184946779X (hardback)
9781509909971 (ePDF)
9781509909964 (ePub)
184946779X (hardback)
9781509909971 (ePDF)
9781509909964 (ePub)
Description
ix, 179 pages ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)945355801
Summary
"This book investigates the limits of the legitimate role of the state in regulating the human body. It questions whether there is a public interest in issues of bodily autonomy, body modifications and selling the body. The main question addressed in this book is whether such autonomous choices about the human body are, and should be, subject to state regulation."--Preliminary page.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-172) and index.
Available in Other Form
Online version: Wicks, Elizabeth, 1973- State and the body. Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016 9781509909964 (DLC) 2016034945
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
v
1.
Bodily Autonomy
1
I.
Introduction: Why the Body Matters
1
II.
Autonomy: Rights and Relations
2
A.
Autonomy and the Law
4
B.
Right to Autonomy?
6
C.
Relational Autonomy
7
III.
Body
9
A.
Dividing the Mind and the Body
9
B.
Problems of Personhood Theory
11
C.
Embodied Self
13
IV.
Conclusion
16
2.
Public-Private Distinction
17
I.
Introduction
17
II.
Different Meanings of Public and Private: Contexts, History and Rights
18
III.
Feminist Critique of the Public-Private Distinction
21
IV.
Descriptive/Normative Spectrum
24
V.
Defining the `Private'
25
A.
Private Spaces
26
B.
Private Actions
27
C.
Private Choices
29
D.
Private Consequences
30
VI.
Defining the `Public'
32
VII.
Conclusion
33
3.
Reproductive Choices
35
I.
Introduction
35
II.
Reproduction, the Public-Private Distinction and the Right to Respect for Private Life
35
III.
State Regulation of Reproduction in England and Wales
39
A.
Regulation of Abortion
39
B.
Regulation of Pregnancy
41
C.
Regulation of Assisted Reproduction
43
IV.
Justification for State Regulation of Reproduction
45
A.
Harm Principle
46
(i).
Harm to Other Parties in the Reproductive Process
48
(ii).
Harm to the Unborn Child
51
(iii).
Conclusion on the Harm Principle in the Reproductive Process
54
B.
Human Dignity
54
(i).
Human Dignity in the Reproductive Process
57
(ii).
Human Dignity and the Unborn Child
58
V.
Conclusion
60
4.
Choices about Dying
62
I.
Introduction
62
II.
State Regulation of Dying in England and Wales
63
A.
Suicide: The Freedom to Choose Death
63
B.
Life-Sustaining Treatment and its Withdrawal
67
C.
Criminal Prohibition of Assisted Dying
71
III.
Justifications for the Regulation of Dying
73
A.
Public Interest in the Value of Human Life
74
B.
Prevention of Harm
79
(i).
Protecting the Dying
79
(ii).
Preventing Harm to Others in Society
81
IV.
Conclusion
84
5.
Sexual Autonomy
86
I.
Introduction
86
II.
Regulation of Sexual Autonomy
87
A.
Sexuality and Equality
87
B.
Sexual Offences and the Criminalisation of Consensual Sexual Activity
90
C.
Age of Consent
97
D.
Conclusion on Current Regulation of Sexual Autonomy
100
III.
Public Morality and (Private) Sexual Autonomy
101
IV.
Conclusion
107
6.
Bodily Modification
109
I.
Introduction
109
II.
Cosmetic Surgery
110
III.
Female Genital Mutilation
113
IV.
Body Integrity Identity Disorder and the Amputation of Healthy Limbs
119
V.
Gender Reassignment Surgery
122
VI.
Paternalistic Restrictions on Body Modification
126
VII.
Conclusion
130
7.
Selling the Body
131
I.
Introduction
131
II.
Prostitution
132
A.
Problematic Choice
132
B.
Regulation of Prostitution
134
C.
Options for Reform
137
III.
Surrogacy
140
IV.
Sale of Eggs or Organs
144
A.
Egg Sale
144
B.
Organ Sales
147
V.
Preserving the Choice Paradigm
150
VI.
Conclusion
152
8.
Conclusion: Legitimate Justifications for Legal Regulation of Bodily Autonomy
154
I.
Defining Bodily Autonomy
154
II.
Embracing the Harm Principle
155
III.
Rejecting Paternalism and Moralism
158
IV.
Preserving the Dignity of the Human Species
160
V.
Defending the Choice Paradigm
162
VI.
Practical Recommendations to Enhance and Support Bodily Autonomy
163
Bibliography
165
Index
173