Experiments on Embryos
Routledge (Publisher)
Published in November 1989
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-415-00749-8 (ISBN)
Description
Covering scientific, legal, ethical, historical, theological and public policy aspects of human embryo research, the cases for and against are put strongly and clearly. Scientific evidence is cogently presented by leading embryologists. This book should be of interest to students of medicine, philosophy, law, theology, social science, history.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-00749-8 (9780415007498)
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Content
Preface Acknowledgements Notes on contributors Introduction 1. Contemporary and future possibilities for human embryonic manipulation Mark W. Ferguson 2. Historical perspectives on human embryo research Edward Yoxen 3. Ethics and embryology: the case for experimentation Robert Edwards 4. The case against experimentation John Marshall 5. Embryos and hedgehogs: on the moral status of the embryo John Harris 6. At Heaven's command?: the Churches, theology, and experiments on embryos Anthony Dyson 7. An irresolvable dispute? Keith Ward 8. Experimentation: some legal aspects Douglas J. Cusine 9. The challenge for Parliament: a critique of the White Paper on Human Fertilization and Embryology Margaret Brazier.