Shannon, Thomas A. 1940-

The new genetic medicine : theological and ethical reflections / Thomas A. Shannon and James J. Walter. - Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2003. - v, 185 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Theological issues in genetics -- Ethical issues in genetics -- Catholic reflections on the human genome -- Reflections on the moral status of the preembryo -- Human nature in a postgenomic world -- Human gene transfer : some theological contributions to the ethical debate -- Human cloning : religious and ethical issues -- Human embryonic stem cell therapy -- Ethical issues in stem cell therapy : from the micro to the macro -- The bioengineering of planet earth : some scientific, moral, and theological considerations.

0742531708 (alk. paper) 0742531716 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2003008463

GBA3-U7804

101197036 DNLM


Medical genetics--Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical genetics--Religious aspects.
Biotechnology--Moral and ethical aspects.
Biotechnology--Religious aspects.
Genetics, Medical--Ethics.
Cloning, Organism--Ethics.
Embryo Research--Ethics.
Genetics--Research--ethics.
Medicine--Religious aspects.

RB155 / .S43 2003