01630nam a2200169Ia 4500 240419s9999 xx 000 0 und d 9780830826674083082667X eng RG133.5 .H85 2002 Hui, Edwin C. At the Beginning of Life : Dilemmas in Theological Bioethics / Edwin C. Hui Downers Grove, IL : InterVarsity Press, 2002 416 p. ; 23 cm. Foundations of human personhood. Being, person and human nature -- The biological dimension of human personhood -- The psychological dimension of human personhood -- Person as a psychosomatic unity -- The relational dimension of human personhood -- The temporal and eschatological dimensions -- Assisted reproductive technologies and personhood. Infertility and the need for assisted reproductive technologies -- Artificial insemination -- In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer -- Surrogate gestational motherhood -- Manipulation of embryos -- Human cloning and stem cells -- The human genome project -- Abortion and personhood. The two extreme positions -- Moderation of the extreme positions via considerations of the pregnant woman's rights -- Moderation of the extreme positions via re-evaluation of the moral status of the fetus -- Consideration of pragmatic factors -- Prenatal screening and fetal genetic defects -- Medical technology innovations and the status of the unborn. Human reproductive technology—Moral and ethical aspects.Human reproductive technology—Religious aspects—Christianity.Abortion—Moral and ethical aspects. 0 0 0 0 GETS GETS GEN 2024-04-19 0 RG133.5 .H85 2002 00033104 2024-04-19 18:05:39 2024-04-19 BK 52231 52231