Should we experiment on human embryos? Should we use them, or tissue from them, for therapeutic or research programmes? These are perenially interesting and controversial questions, and the debate around them ranges from visions of new Frankenstein's monsters and grotesque hybrids on the one hand, to the possibility of cures for diseases like AIDS and cancer on the other. While the debate continues, it is vital that decisions are made on the basis of the best available evidence and argument. This book provides both, from the most authoritative sources. The contributors cover the scientific, legal, ethical, theological, historical, and public policy dimensions of human embryo research and experimentation. The cases for and against are put strongly and clearly, and the scientific evidence is cogently presented by leading figures in embryology, including Professor Robert Edwards, one of the pioneers of the in vitro fertilization technique.
Edited by:
Anthony Dyson,
John Harris
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
Spine: 9mm
Weight: 204g
ISBN: 9780415007481
ISBN 10: 0415007488
Series: Social Ethics and Policy
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 18 April 1991
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Professional & Vocational
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction; Chapter 1 Chapter one Contemporary and future possibilities for human embryonic manipulation, Mark W. J. Ferguson; Chapter 2 Chapter two Historical perspectives on human embryo research, Edward Yoxen; Chapter 3 Chapter three Ethics and embryology: the case for experimentation, Robert Edwards; Chapter 4 Chapter four The case against experimentation, John Marshall; Chapter 5 Chapter five Embryos and hedgehogs: on the moral status of the embryo, John Harris; Chapter 6 Chapter six At Heaven's command?: the Churches, theology, and experiments on embryos, Anthony Dyson; Chapter 7 Chapter seven An irresolvable dispute?, Keith Ward; Chapter 8 Chapter eight Experimentation: some legal aspects, Douglas J. Cusine; Chapter 9 Chapter nine The challenge for Parliament: a critique of the White Paper on Human Fertilisation andEmbryology, Margaret Brazier Bibliography INDEX;
Reviews for Experiments on Embryos
`Excellent collection of essays ... all [of them] raise interesting questions for further debate.' - Times Higher Education Supplement `Experiments on Embryos is particularly valuable because it also explores the science in these debates.' - New Scientist `Recommended reading for anyone trying to understand the complexity of this debate.' - Bioethics `... a timely book ... extremely lively and attractively presented collection of papers ... These papers ... amount to one of the best recent contributions in the areas of the ethics of scientific advance.' - Alexander McCall Smith, Science and Public Policy