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Explores the ethics of human cloning, reproductive technology and the teleology of sexuality from two perspectives which both fundamentally distrust the notion of cloning, but for differing reasons. The volume is intended to inform the public policy debate on permissible genetic research. Today, biological science is rising on a wall of worry. No other science has advanced more dramatically during the past several decades, nor yielded so many palpable improvements in human welfare. Yet none except nuclear physics has aroused greater apprehensions among the general public and leaders in such diverse fields as religion, the humanities and government. In this volume, Leon R. Kass, a teacher, scientist and humanist, and James Q. Wilson, a political scientist to whom four US presidents have turned for advice on crime, drug abuse, education and other crises in American life, explore the ethics of human cloning, reproductive technology and the teleology of human sexuality. Although in their dialogue, both authors share a fundamental distrust of the notion of human cloning, they base their reticence on different views of the role of sexual reproduction and the role of the family. Professor Kass contends that in vitro fertilization and other assisted reproduction techniques that place the origin of human life in human hands have eroded the respect for the mystery of sexuality and human renewal. Professor Wilson, in contrast, asserts that whether a human life is created naturally or artificially is immaterial as long as the child is raised by loving parents in a two-parent family and is not harmed by the means of its conception. The volume is intended to inform the public policy debate over the permissible conduct of genetic research and the permissible uses of its discoveries.

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Cloning - few words have as much potential to grip our imagination or grab the headlines. No longer the stuff of science fiction or Star Wars - it is happening now. Yet human cloning is currently banned throughout the world, and therapeutic cloning banned in many countries. In this highly controversial book, John Harris does a lot more than ask why we are so afraid of cloning. He presents a deft and informed defence of human cloning, carefully exposing the rhetorical and highly dubious arguments against it. He begins with an introduction to what a human clone is, before tackling some of the most common and frequently bizarre criticisms of cloning: Is it really wicked? Can we regulate it? What about the welfare of cloned children? Does it turn human beings into commodities? Dismissing one by one some of the myths about human cloning, in particular that it is degrading and unsafe, he astutely argues that some of our most cherished values, such as the freedom to start a family and the freedom from state control, actually support the case for human cloning. Offering a brave and lucid insight into this ethical minefield, John Harris at last shows that far from ending the diversity of human life or creating a race of super-clones, cloning has the power to improve and heal human life. In this gripping and controversial book, John Harris presents a deft and informed defence of human cloning. Offering a brave and lucid insight into this ethical minefield, John Harris at last shows that far from spelling the end of human life [...]

Professional ethics. Deontology --- kloneren (klonen, therapeutisch kloneren, reproductief kloneren) --- clonage (clonage thérapeutique, clonage reproductif) --- Human cloning --- Human cloning. --- Moral and ethical aspects. --- Human beings --- Cloning --- Human reproductive technology --- Moral and ethical aspects

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reproductieve technologie (voortplantingstechnologie, medisch begeleide voortplanting, MBV, artificiële voortplanting, kunstmatige voortplanting) --- kloneren (klonen, therapeutisch kloneren, reproductief kloneren) --- technique de reproduction (technique de procréation, procréation médicalement assistée, PMA, procréation artificielle) --- clonage (clonage thérapeutique, clonage reproductif) --- Professional ethics. Deontology --- Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality --- Human genetics

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Genetics and Gene Therapy shows the wide range of the debate and the very real significance that genetics and its associated developments have for human beings, individually and collectively. Few areas of science and medicine have resulted in the volume of academic and popular literature as has genetics. The so-called revolution in understanding of the causes of disease states, and even behavioural traits, has focussed public attention on the influence of genes in making us what we are. Rapidly, however, the potential benefits of such understanding were overtaken, in the public mind at least, by the question of the possible (negative) implications of genetic knowledge and associated technologies. The chapters in this volume show just how wide-ranging concern has become, ranging from regulation to cloning, with the fear of discrimination in between. Part One begins with a range of general discussions of about the genetic enterprise itself, followed by consideration of some specific questions. Part Two then addresses cutting edge debates in genetics.

genetica (genen) --- gentherapie --- predictieve genetische test (voorspellende genetische test) --- stamcellen --- pre-implantatie genetische diagnose (PGD) --- kloneren (klonen, therapeutisch kloneren, reproductief kloneren) --- genetische discriminatie --- menselijk genoom --- persoonlijke levenssfeer (privacy, bescherming van de persoonlijke levenssfeer, anonimiteit) --- farmacogenetica --- génétique (gènes) --- thérapie génique --- test génétique prédictif --- cellules souches --- diagnostique génétique pré-implantatoire (DPI, diagnostic préimplantatoire) --- clonage (clonage thérapeutique, clonage reproductif) --- discrimination génétique --- génome humain --- vie privée (protection de la vie privée, anonymat) --- pharmacogénétique --- Gene therapy --- Medical genetics --- Therapy, Gene --- Genetic engineering --- Therapeutics --- Moral and ethical aspects

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Ce livre retrace les chemins, entrecroisés depuis vingt ans, de la science biologique, de la médecine de la procréation et de la réflexion bioéthique. Il veut démêler les avancées véritables d'avec les fausses révolutions techniques et les principes moraux authentiques d'avec les hypocrites résolutions éthiques. La biologie de la procréation, en retard de science pour cause de tabou, vient d'enjamber allégrement le temps des connaissances, en profitant des acquis de disciplines voisines, ou même, se faisant d'abord médecine, en agissant avant de bien savoir. L'analyse du génome produit des informations dont l'acuité croissante augmente la pression probabiliste sur tous les domaines de l'existence : santé, longévité, performances physiques, adaptation au travail, assurances, etc. Il était inévitable que la procréation médicalisée, détenant de nombreux embryons disponibles, propose d'intervenir au départ pour choisir, parmi ces "personnes humaines potentielles ", des enfants de qualité probable, bien que largement imprévisible. Mais, puisque la procréation est le lieu même d'où émane la personne, on peut craindre que la prédiction ne finisse par désenchanter le monde en prétendant le maîtriser. La production d'humains probablement acceptables semble bien être conforme au désir parental, au projet médical, aux besoins du marché et à la bonne gestion des sociétés. Résister, c'est tenter de rendre l'éthique moins soluble dans le temps afin de diluer la violence de cette mutation.

Human reproductive technology --- Genetic engineering --- Bioethics --- Moral and ethical aspects --- reproductieve technologie (voortplantingstechnologie, medisch begeleide voortplanting, MBV, artificiële voortplanting, kunstmatige voortplanting) --- kloneren (klonen, therapeutisch kloneren, reproductief kloneren) --- genetica (genen) --- eugenetica (eugenese, eugenetiek) --- technique de reproduction (technique de procréation, procréation médicalement assistée, PMA, procréation artificielle) --- clonage (clonage thérapeutique, clonage reproductif) --- génétique (gènes) --- eugénisme (eugénique) --- Biology --- Biomedical ethics --- Life sciences --- Life sciences ethics --- Science --- Human reproductive technology - Moral and ethical aspects --- Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects