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Contested Reproduction
John H. Evans
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Description for Contested Reproduction
Hardcover. Much like past arguments about stem-cell research, the coming debate over these reproductive genetic technologies (RGTs) will be political and, for many people, religious. In order to understand how the debate will play out in the US, the author conducted a study of the claims made about RGTs by religious people from across the political spectrum. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HR; JFMA; JFMG; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Scientific breakthroughs have led us to a point where soon we will be able to make specific choices about the genetic makeup of our offspring. In fact, this reality has arrived - and it is only a matter of time before the technology becomes widespread. Much like past arguments about stem-cell research, the coming debate over these reproductive genetic technologies (RGTs) will be both political and, for many people, religious. In order to understand how the debate will play out in the United States, John H. Evans conducted the first in-depth study of the claims made about RGTs by religious ... Read more
Scientific breakthroughs have led us to a point where soon we will be able to make specific choices about the genetic makeup of our offspring. In fact, this reality has arrived - and it is only a matter of time before the technology becomes widespread. Much like past arguments about stem-cell research, the coming debate over these reproductive genetic technologies (RGTs) will be both political and, for many people, religious. In order to understand how the debate will play out in the United States, John H. Evans conducted the first in-depth study of the claims made about RGTs by religious ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226222653
SKU
V9780226222653
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About John H. Evans
John H. Evans is associate professor of sociology at the University of California, San Diego, and the author of Playing God? Human Genetic Engineering and the Rationalization of Public Bioethical Debate, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
Reviews for Contested Reproduction
"This is an artfully conceived, well-researched, and well-written book on a topic of immense importance. It is completely original - literally unique in the focus of its investigation and the data it brings to bear. Evans takes an extremely technical and complicated area of science and ethics and makes it accessible with a refreshing, admirably even-handed approach. Contested Reproduction will ... Read more