Embryo Research Debate - Science and the Politics of Reproduction

Zusammenfassung A highly accessible account of the debates concerning human embryo research! tracing the origins of the controversy to debates in the 1960s about abortion and moral reform and examining reactions in the 1990s to sex selection and the use of eggs from human embryos for research. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The background to the debate; 2. The sequence of parliamentary debate; 3. Political parties and ministerial tactics; 4. The impact of the pro-research lobby; 5. Embryos in the news; 6. Women and men; 7. Science and religion; 8. The myth of Frankenstein; 9. Embryo research and the slippery slope; Epilogue: intruders in the Fallopian tube or a dream of perfect human reproduction; Notes; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: M. J. Mulkay, Michael Mulkay, Michael (University of York) Mulkay
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 13.02.1997
• EAN: 9780521576833
• ISBN: 978-0-521-57683-3
• Pagine: 228
• Serie: Cambridge Cultural Social Stud
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie