At the beginning of life : dilemmas in theological bioethics / Edwin C. Hui.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Downers Grove, IL : InterVarsity Press, c2002.Description: 416 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 083082667X (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RG133.5 .H85 2002
Contents:
Pt. 1. Foundations of human personhood. Being, person and human nature -- The biological dimension of human personhood -- The psychological dimension of human personhood -- Person as a psychosomatic unity -- The relational dimension of human personhood -- The temporal and eschatological dimensions -- pt. 2. Assisted reproductive technologies and personhood. Infertility and the need for assisted reproductive technologies -- Artificial insemination -- In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer -- Surrogate gestational motherhood -- Manipulation of embryos -- Human cloning and stem cells -- The Human Genome Project -- pt. 3. Abortion and personhood. The two extreme positions -- Moderation of the extreme positions via considerations of the pregnant woman's rights -- Moderation of the extreme positions via re-evaluation of the moral status of the fetus -- Consideration of pragmatic factors -- Prenatal screening and fetal genetic defects -- Medical technology innovations and the status of the unborn.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [390]-408) and index.

Pt. 1. Foundations of human personhood. Being, person and human nature -- The biological dimension of human personhood -- The psychological dimension of human personhood -- Person as a psychosomatic unity -- The relational dimension of human personhood -- The temporal and eschatological dimensions -- pt. 2. Assisted reproductive technologies and personhood. Infertility and the need for assisted reproductive technologies -- Artificial insemination -- In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer -- Surrogate gestational motherhood -- Manipulation of embryos -- Human cloning and stem cells -- The Human Genome Project -- pt. 3. Abortion and personhood. The two extreme positions -- Moderation of the extreme positions via considerations of the pregnant woman's rights -- Moderation of the extreme positions via re-evaluation of the moral status of the fetus -- Consideration of pragmatic factors -- Prenatal screening and fetal genetic defects -- Medical technology innovations and the status of the unborn.

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