Genetic morality / David Shaw
- Bib ID:
- 3918128
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Shaw, David (David M.), 1977-
- Online Version:
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- Description:
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- Bern ; New York : P. Lang, c2006
- viii, 211 p. ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 0820483796
- 3039111493
- 9783039111497
- Full contents:
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- Machine derived contents note: Chapter 1
- Reproductive Cloning 5
- Introduction 5 5
- Personal Individuality, Autonomy and Selfhood
- The Right to Genetic Individuality 20
- The Right to Two Parents 26
- Cloning as Euge ic Selection 28
- Using a Person as a M eans .3 31
- Hum an Dignity 42
- Abuse of Cloning Technology 49
- Safety Concerns 51
- Psychological Harm to Clones 58
- Symbolism, Filiation and Family 62
- Conclusion 70
- Chapter 2
- Therapeutic Cloning
- Introduction 77
- Em bryos as M oral Subjects 80
- The Acorn Argument 87
- The M ind A rgum ent 91
- The M ourning Argument 97
- The Personal Features Argument 100
- The Twinning Argumen 102
- Future Persons and M oral Time 04
- Therapeutic Cloning versus IVF 08
- Moral Qualms and their Future Consequences 12
- Protecting the Embryo 18
- Conclusion 122
- Chapter 3
- E ugenics 125
- Introduction 125
- Ethical Self-Understanding 127
- The Restoration / Enhancement Argument 30
- The Overall Autonomy Argument 132
- The Different Persons Argument 33
- The Presumed Consent Argument 139
- The Third Parent Argument 43
- The Veil of Ignorance Argum ent 43
- The Balance of Obligations Argument 148
- Summary of Basic Arguments 1 150
- Germ-Line Genetc Engineering 150
- Genetic Engineering and Justice 1.. 63
- Conclusion 170
- Chapter 4
- U ltim ate C onclusions. 173
- Reproductive Cloning Conclusions
- Conclusion of Reproductive Cloning 1 77
- Summary of Therapeutic Cloning Conclusions 178
- Conclusion of Therapeutic Cloning 180
- Summary of Eugenics Conclusions 180
- Conclusion of Eugenics 183
- Overall Comparison of Reproductive Cloning, Therapeutic Cloning
- and Eugenics in the Context of Medical and Reproductive Ehics 184
- Appendix I
- The Science of Cloning and Eugenics 91
- Appendix it
- A Short History of Reproductive Ethics 97.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-211)
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