Ethics, Reproduction and Genetic Control

Leading scientists explain the nature and goals of `test-tube' reproduction and genetic engineering, and their eugenic implications. In contrast to the Warnock report, issues are considered in a social ethic - rather than individualistic - context.

Sommario

Part 1 Having Children; Chapter 1 Having Children, Ruth F. Chadwick; Chapter 2 Test Tube Babies are Babies, Jerome Lejeune; Chapter 3 Marriage and the Family; Chapter 4 IVF and the Law, Sir David Napley; Chapter 5 In Vitro Fertilisation and the Warnock Report, R. M. Hare; Part 2 The Perfect Baby; Chapter 6 The Perfect Baby, Ruth F. Chadwick; Chapter 7 The Prospect of Designed Genetic Change, Robert L. Sinsheimer; Chapter 8 Human Gene Therapy, W. French Anderson; Chapter 9 Eugenics on the Rise, C. K. Chan; Chapter 10 Should One be Free to Choose the Sex of One's Child?, Dharma Kumar;

Info autore

Ruth F. Chadwick

Riassunto

Leading scientists explain the nature and goals of `test-tube' reproduction and genetic engineering, and their eugenic implications. In contrast to the Warnock report, issues are considered in a social ethic - rather than individualistic - context.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ruth Chadwick
• Con la collaborazione di: Ruth Chadwick (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 19.01.2017
• EAN: 9781138159280
• ISBN: 978-1-138-15928-0
• Pagine: 232
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; HEALTH & FITNESS / Sexuality, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy, SELF-HELP / Sexual Instruction, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Sex & sexuality, sex manuals, Sex and sexuality: advice, topics and issues