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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis is an exceptional collection of essays. Taken together, they provide an excellent overview of some of the more critical and pressing dimensions of genetic advances. Taken singly, each essay succeeds in being informative while also being provocative, challenging thinking on fundamental questions of meaning. Each will undoubtedly stimulate much reflection and discussion. Shannon has succeeded in an almost overwhelming task—choosing eleven of the very best essays in the area of genetics. -- Ron Hamel, Ph.D., senior director of ethics at The Catholic Health Association of the United States
Spanning a rich spectrum of issues in genetics from a variety of perspectives, this collection impels mindfulness about scientific possibilities and present bioethical challenges. A coherent and compelling account. A much needed book. -- Roberto Dell'Oro, Ph.D., associate director, The Bioethics Institute, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
Among the leading bioethicists of our age, Tom Shannon offers us a collection of essays that are both insightful and provocative. By commanding the field, Shannon knows the essays that set today’s genetics’ agenda for both science and public policy. Putting them together in this volume, treating topics from stem cells to gene patenting, from genetic counseling to population screening, Shannon offers his fellow colleagues and students a solid anthology of readings. -- James F. Keenan, SJ
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Biotechnology and the Threat of a Posthuman Future Chapter 2 Crossing Species Boundaries Chapter 3 Genetic Counseling and the Disabled: Feminism Examines the Stance of Those Who Stand at the Gate Chapter 4 The Natural Father: Genetic Paternity Testing, Marriage, and Fatherhood Chapter 5 Ethics of Preimplantation Diagnosis for a Woman Destined to Develop Early-Onset Alzheimer Disease Chapter 6 Procreation for Donation: The Moral and Political Permissibility of "Having a Child to Save a Child." Chapter 7 Population Screening in the Age of Genomic Medicine Chapter 8 Navigating Race in the Market for Human Gametes Chapter 9 How Can You Patent Genes? Chapter 10 Monitoring Stem Cell Research: Chapter II. Current Federal Law and Policy Chapter 11 Nuclear Transplantation, Embryonic Stem Cells, and the Potential for Cell Therapy
