Biological parenthood: gestational, not genetic
Biological parenthood: gestational, not genetic
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- Gheaus A. Biological parenthood: gestational, not genetic. Australas J Philos. 2017: [26 p.]. DOI: 10.1080/00048402.2017.1354389
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Common-sense morality and legislations around the world ascribe normative relevance to biological connections between parents and children. Procreators who meet a modest standard of parental competence are believed to have a right to rear the children whom they brought into the world. I explore various attempts to justify this belief, and find most of these attempts lacking. I distinguish between two kinds of biological connection between parents and children: the genetic link and the gestational link. I argue that the second can better justify a right to rear.