Cutting-edge bioethics :
Cutting-edge bioethics : a Christian exploration of technologies and trends /
edited by John F. Kilner, C. Christopher Hook, and Diann B. Uustal.
- Grand Rapids, MI : W.B. Eerdmans, 2002.
- xii, 201 p. ; pbk ; 23 cm.
- A Horizon in bioethics series book .
- Horizons in bioethics series. .
At head of title: The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Human genetics / Francis S. Collins --
Xenotransplantation / E. David Cook --
Transgenics / Nancy L. Jones, Linda Bevington --
Artificial intelligence and personhood / Robert K. Garcia --
Cybernetics and nanotechnology / C. Christopher Hook --
Multiculturalism / John Patrick --
Reliance on technology : stem cell research and beyond / Daryl Sas --
The need for bioethical vision / Francis Cardinal George --
Money matters in health care / Scott B. Rae --
Spirituality and alternative medicine / Dónal P. O'Mathúna --
Preventing AIDS and STDs / Mary B. Adam --
The ethic and spirit of care / Diann B. Uustal --
Facing the future / Richard A. Swenson --
Media and public policy challenges / Helen Alvare --
Ethical challenges / C. Ben Mitchell.
Fifteen noted scholars and medical practitioners discuss some of today's new controversial work in biomedicine - xenotransplantation, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, and more - and appraise from a Christian perspective both the science and the ethical questions it raises. Designed to orient general readers to the curent state of biomedical research, Cutting-Edge Bioethics is must reading for anyone wishing to confront and wrestle with the challenging moral issues posed by this ever-advancing field.
0802849598 (alk. paper)
2002023816
Medical innovations--Moral and ethical aspects.
Christian ethics.
Medicine--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Medical ethics--Social aspects.
R725.56 / .C885 2002
174/.25
At head of title: The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Human genetics / Francis S. Collins --
Xenotransplantation / E. David Cook --
Transgenics / Nancy L. Jones, Linda Bevington --
Artificial intelligence and personhood / Robert K. Garcia --
Cybernetics and nanotechnology / C. Christopher Hook --
Multiculturalism / John Patrick --
Reliance on technology : stem cell research and beyond / Daryl Sas --
The need for bioethical vision / Francis Cardinal George --
Money matters in health care / Scott B. Rae --
Spirituality and alternative medicine / Dónal P. O'Mathúna --
Preventing AIDS and STDs / Mary B. Adam --
The ethic and spirit of care / Diann B. Uustal --
Facing the future / Richard A. Swenson --
Media and public policy challenges / Helen Alvare --
Ethical challenges / C. Ben Mitchell.
Fifteen noted scholars and medical practitioners discuss some of today's new controversial work in biomedicine - xenotransplantation, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, and more - and appraise from a Christian perspective both the science and the ethical questions it raises. Designed to orient general readers to the curent state of biomedical research, Cutting-Edge Bioethics is must reading for anyone wishing to confront and wrestle with the challenging moral issues posed by this ever-advancing field.
0802849598 (alk. paper)
2002023816
Medical innovations--Moral and ethical aspects.
Christian ethics.
Medicine--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Medical ethics--Social aspects.
R725.56 / .C885 2002
174/.25
