Dilemmas in Theological Bioethics Hui, Edwin C. creator text xx Downers Grove, IL InterVarsity Press 2002 9999 monographic und eng

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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. Edwin C. Hui Human reproductive technology—Moral and ethical aspects.Human reproductive technology—Religious aspects—Christianity.Abortion—Moral and ethical aspects RG133.5 .H85 2002 9780830826674083082667X 240419