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100 1 _aGilbert, Scott F.
245 0 0 _aBioethics and the new embryology :
_bspringboards for debate /
_cScott F. Gilbert, Anna L. Tyler, Emily J. Zackin.
260 _aSunderland, MA :
_bSinauer Associates ;
_aGordonsoville [sic], VA :
_bW.H. Freeman,
_cc2005.
300 _ax, 299 pages :
_billustrations (some colored) ;
_c24 cm.
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 274-289) and index.
505 0 _aPreface -- Unit 1. When does human life begin? -- An overview of human development -- Philosophical, theological, and scientific arguments -- Unit 2. Should assisted reproductive technologies be regulated? -- Fertilization and assisted reproduction -- Safety and ethical issues -- Unit 3. Should we select the sex of our children? -- The genetics of sex determination -- Arguments for and against sex selection -- Unit 4. Should we allow humans to be cloned? -- The science of cloning -- Ethics and policies for human cloning -- Unit 5. Should we use stem cells to repair the body? -- Regenerating deficient organs through stem cells -- Ethical dilemmas in stem cell therapy -- Unit 6. Should we modify the human genome? -- Gene therapy -- Should we allow the genetic engineering of humans? -- Unit 7. New perspectives on old issues -- What is "normal"? -- Genetic essentialism -- The ethics of animal use in research -- Glossary.
520 _aOffers an overview of the ethical debates over developments in embryology, providing scientific information to support arguments on both sides.
521 2 _aAdult.
521 2 _aAdult
_bFollett Library Resources.
650 1 0 _aEmbryology, Human
_xMoral and ethical aspects.
650 1 0 _aHuman reproductive technology
_xMoral and ethical aspects.
650 1 0 _aMedical ethics.
650 1 0 _aStem cells
_xTransplantation
_xMoral and ethical aspects.
700 1 _aTyler, Anna L.
700 1 _aZackin, Emily J.,
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