Genetic ethics :

Genetic ethics : Do the ends justify the genes? / edited by John F. Kilner, Rebecca D. Pentz and Frank E. Young. - Grand Rapids, MI : Eerdmans, 1997. - 295 p. ; pbk ; 23.5 cm. - Horizon in bioethics .

Presented by The Centre for Bioethics and Human Dignity.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the experience of genetic challenges:
The riddle of suffering / David B. Biebel --
The disease of isolation / Markie Jackson --
The search for shalom / Hessel Bouma, III. -- Pt. 1. Genetic perspective:
History:Eugenics in historical and ethical perspective / Arthur J. Dyck --
Technology, history, and worldview / Nancy R. Pearcey --
Sovereignty: God;s sovereignty and genetic anomalies
Michael S. Beates --
Playing God / Allen H. Verhey --
Humanity: Reducing people to genetics / Henk Jochemsen --
Resisting reductionism by restoring the context / V. Elving Anderson. -- Pt. 2. Genetic information:
The search: The human genome project / Francis S. Collins ;
Behavioural and germ-like genetic research / Leroy B. Walters ;
The incentive of patents / Stephen Sherry. --
The use: Genetic testing and confidentiality / C. Christopher Hook ;
Prenatal genetic testing, abortion, and beyond / Scott B. Rae ;
Genetic counseling / Elizabeth J. Thomson ;
The educational challenge / Martha Newsome. -- Pt. 3. Genetic intervention:
Assessment: Genetic therapy / Frank E. Young ;
A theological basis for genetic intervention / John S. Feinberg ;
Ethical standards for genetic information / James C. Peterson ;
The case of human growth hormone / Dónal P. O'Mathúna. --
Engagement: Contemporary Christian responsibility / Charles W. Colson ;
The church and the new genetics / C. Ben Mitchell ;
The church as a welcoming community / Marsha D.M. Fowler. -- Glossary of genetic terms / Hessel Bouma, III.

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Human genetics--moral and ethical aspects.
Human genetics--religious aspects--Christianity.
Genetic engineering--moral and ethical aspects.
Genetic engineering--religious aspects--Christianity.

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