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Life, Love and Children: A Practical Introduction to Bioscience Ethics and Bioethics - Softcover

Pollard, Irina

 
9781461350002: Life, Love and Children: A Practical Introduction to Bioscience Ethics and Bioethics
Softcover
ISBN 10: 146135000X ISBN 13: 9781461350002
Verlag: Springer, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

Discussion of bioscience ethics requires understanding of the science that underpins biological systems impinging on our lives. Unencumbered by the formal structure of ethics, bioethics presents a forum for discussion of practical matters of individual and collective concern. This comprehensive text is a guide to the essentials of bioscience ethics and an interface between applied science and applied bioethics.

Early chapters embrace topics affecting human reproduction – substance abuse and parenthood, aging gametes and congenital malformations, child abuse and its biological consequences.

Intermediate chapters deal with end-of-life care and euthanasia, human fertility, assisted reproductive technologies, genetic engineering, and cloning.

Remaining chapters challenge human-dominated ecosystems. Population growth, economic activity, and warfare – with its environmental consequences – are reviewed. A background section describes the evolution of ethical consciousness, explores the future, and proposes that the reworking of ethical boundaries can enhance mature decision-making in harmony with changing technology.

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Verlag
Springer
Erscheinungsdatum
2012
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
146135000X
ISBN 13 
9781461350002
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
292
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