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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521435889

ISBN-139780521435888

eBay Product ID (ePID)720944

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Number of Pages280 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameEmbryo Experimentation

Publication Year1992

SubjectEthics, Embryology, Philosophy & Social Aspects, General

TypeTextbook

AuthorHelga Kuhse

Subject AreaScience, Medical

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight27.8 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Reviews‘I hope anyone who is going to have to vote on legislation (related to embryo experimentation) in the near future will read all of this book, and consider it thoroughly. It is, both factually and in terms of values, the most clear, comprehensive and up-to-date consideration of embryo experimentation yet to appear …’.Mary Warnock, "...a useful introduction, particularly to the scientific and political/legal dimensions of embryo experimentation." Thomas G. Walsh, International Journal on the Unity of the Sciences, 'I hope anyone who is going to have to vote on legislation (related to embryo experimentation) in the near future will read all of this book, and consider it thoroughly. It is, both factually and in terms of values, the most clear, comprehensive and up-to-date consideration of embryo experimentation yet to appear â€¦'. Mary Warnock, "...an excellent blend of the ethical and legal conundrums raised by the topics, based upon the most current scientific knowledge and processes involved." Robert C. Cefalo, The Hastings Center Report, 'I hope anyone who is going to have to vote on legislation (related to embryo experimentation) in the near future will read all of this book, and consider it thoroughly. It is, both factually and in terms of values, the most clear, comprehensive and up-to-date consideration of embryo experimentation yet to appear ...'. Mary Warnock, "I hope anyone who is going to have to vote on legislation [related to embryo experimentation] in the near future will read all of this book, and consider it thoroughly. It is, both factually and in terms of values, the most clear, comprehensive and up-to-date consideration of embryo experimentation yet to appear, and written with great authority." Mary Warnock

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Table Of ContentForeword J. D. McCaughey; 1. Introduction Karen Dawson; Part I. The Scientific Issues: Introduction to this section Karen Dawson; Why do embryo research? Alan Trounson; Part II. The Moral Status of the Embryo The nature of ethical argument: an introduction Peter Singer and Helga Kuhse; (i) Arguments about the status of different developmental stages Fertilization and moral status Karen Dawson; Segmentation and moral status Karen Dawson; When does a new individual begin, and what does it matter, morally? Helga Kuhse; What makes a being morally significant? Peter Singer and Helga Kuhse; (ii) Arguments about potential IVF Technology and the argument from potential Peter Singer and Helga Kuhse; Arguing from potential Stephen Buckle; Part III. Controlling Embryo Experimentation in a Democratic Society (i) Legislation or self-regulation; The case for self-regulation John Funder; Community control of IVF and embryo experimentation Max Charlesworth; Self-regulation and embryo experimentation in Australia - a critique Pascal Kasimba; (ii) Forming a public policy Public policy in a pluralist society R. M. Hare; Is IVF research a threat to women's autonomy M. A. Warren; IVF regulation: the search for a legal basis Pascal Kasimba; How scientists view regulation: an interview with Drs Alan Trounson and Ismail Kola Karen Dawson; (iii) Drawing lines. Biological processes and moral events Stephen Buckle; The distinction between therapeutic and non-therapeutic experimentation Elizabeth Gaze and Karen Dawson; The syngamy debate: when does an embryo begin? Stephen Buckle, Karen Dawson and Peter Singer; Part IV. The First Legislation: An examination of Victoria's law; The Waller committee and the origins of the Victorian legistation Elizabeth Gaze; Experiments on embryos: permissions and prohibitions under the Infertility (Medical Procedures) Act, 1984 Pascal Kasimba; Legislation and the problems of research Karen Dawson; When is cloning lawful? Pascal Kasimba and Margaret Brumby; An interview with Louis Waller Elizabeth Gaze; Conclusion; Afterword J. M. Swan; Glossary Karen Dawson; Appendices: Infertility (Medical Procedures) Act, 1984 National Health and Medical Research Council guidelines on embryo experimentation A summary of law relating to embryo experimentation around the world Pascal Kasimba.

SynopsisIs experimentation ethically acceptable? What is the moral status of the early human embryo? And how should a democratic society deal with so controversial an issue? These controversial questions are considered in a compendium of ideas and arguments on the subject., New developments in reproductive technology have made headlines since the birth of the world's first in vitro fertilization baby in 1978. But is embryo experimentation ethically acceptable? What is the moral status of the early human embryo? And how should a democratic society deal with so controversial an issue, where conflicting views are based on differing religious and philosophical positions? These controversial questions are the subject of this book, which, as a current compendium of ideas and arguments on the subject, makes an original contribution of major importance to this debate., New developments in reproductive technology have made headlines since the birth of the world's first in vitro fertilization baby in 1978. But is embryo experimentation ethically acceptable? What is the moral status of the early human embryo? And how should a democratic society deal with so controversial an issue, where conflicting views are based on differing religious and philosophical positions? These controversial questions are the subject of this book, which, as a current compendium of ideas and arguments on the subject, makes an original contribution of major importance to this debate. Peter Singer is the author of many books, including Practical Ethics (CUP, 1979), Marx (Hill & Wang, 1980), and Should the Baby Live? (co-authored with Helga Kuhse, Oxford U.P., 1986).

LC Classification NumberRG135 .E43 1990