Author: Junker-Kenny, Maureen
Number Of Pages: 166
Release Date: 28-05-1999
Details: This text sets out to examine the implications of the power to design life which the application of genetics to reproductive biology has brought about. It aims to create a dialogue between human genetics and psychology, law, philosophical and theological ethics. The text explores the contribution of modern genetics to human self-understanding and health care, genetic and psychological factors in shaping personal identity, cloning, changes in the concept of parenthood, the moral status of the human embryo and the legal and political issues from biotechnology.
EAN: 9781840148909
Languages: english
Binding: hardcover
Item Condition: New