At the beginning of life : dilemmas in theological bioethics - Hui, Edwin C., 1946- (Downers Grove, IL : InterVarsity Press, 2002)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [390]-408) and index.
Keywords: Human reproductive technology -- Moral and ethical aspects; Human reproductive technology -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Abortion -- Moral and ethical aspects; Abortion -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Bioethics; Christian ethics; Reproductive Techniques, Assisted; Abortion; Christianity; Personhood; Medicine -- Religious aspects