Cochlear Implants in Congenitally Deaf Children: A Discussion Built on Rights-Based Arguments

Autor/in	Maia, Tainá Garcia
Titel	Cochlear Implants in Congenitally Deaf Children: A Discussion Built on Rights-Based Arguments
Quelle	In: American Annals of the Deaf, 164 (2020) 5, S.546-559 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-726X
Schlagwörter	Assistive Technology; Deafness; Childrens Rights; Civil Rights; Legal Problems; Quality of Life; Early Intervention; Parent Rights; Child Welfare + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit; 'Children''s rights'; Kindesrecht; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Lebensqualität; Elternrecht; Kindeswohl
Abstract	The author discusses rights-based arguments for and against cochlear implants in congenitally deaf children and analyzes whether CIs should be required by law or left to parental discretion. Positions for and against CIs are analyzed in light of two rights-based arguments: Griffin's theory on personhood as a solution to a conflict of rights and his theory on quality of life as a solution to a conflict between rights and welfare (Griffin, 2008). The question of whether CIs should be required by law is then discussed in light of Nickel's theories on the justification of specific rights and on the avoidance of conflicts (Nickel, 2007). In this discussion, the author's aim is not to propose definitive answers, but to apply philosophical theories to the debate and introduce tools for analyzing arguments for and against CIs in children and for regulating cochlear implantation. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01