Hui, Edwin C.,  1946- <br/><br/>
At the beginning of life :  dilemmas in theological bioethics / 
Edwin C. Hui. 
 - Downers Grove, IL :  InterVarsity Press,  c2002. 
 - 416 p. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [390]-408) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>083082667X (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002005639 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>101158606  DNLM 2003015636X 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Human reproductive technology--Moral and ethical aspects.<br/>Human reproductive technology--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>Abortion--Moral and ethical aspects.<br/>Abortion--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>Bioethics.<br/>Christian ethics.<br/>Reproductive Techniques, Assisted.<br/>Abortion.<br/>Christianity.<br/>Personhood.<br/>Medicine--Religious aspects.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RG133.5  / .H85 2002