TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hui,Edwin C.
TI  - At the beginning of life: dilemmas in theological bioethics 
SN  - 083082667X (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - RG133.5 .H85 2002
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Downers Grove, IL
PB  - InterVarsity Press
KW  - Human reproductive technology
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Abortion
KW  - Bioethics
KW  - Christian ethics
KW  - Reproductive Techniques, Assisted
KW  - Personhood
KW  - Medicine
N1  - 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
ER  -