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Genetics and the Quality of Life

Langbeschreibung
Genetics and the Quality of Life covers the papers and report of a consultation on Genetics and the Quality of Life, held in Zurich on June 25-29, 1973, organized by the sub-unit on Church and Society of the World Council of Churches in cooperation with the Christian Medical Commission. The book focuses on the interrelation of genetics and quality of life. The selection first elaborates on genetics and moral responsibility and ethics and the new biology. Discussions focus on breakdown of values, genetically determined debility versus socially determined debility, ethical problems, and genetic inequality and moral responsibility. The text then examines ethical issues raised by eugenics, judging the social values of scientific advances, ethical problems raised by genetics, and problems raised by eugenics in Africa. Topics include the right to an adequate physical and mental endowment, genetic engineering, euphenics, constraints imposed by genetics, fertilization of human ova in vitro, and ethical questions in eugenics. The manuscript reviews findings on genetics and the quality of life, sociogenetic problems and public opinion, social and ethical problems in caring for genetically handicapped children, ethical problems in genetic counselling, and psychological issues in counselling the genetically handicapped. The selection is a dependable source of information for researchers interested in the connection of genetics and quality of life.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part I IntroductionPart II Ethical and Political Issues Raised by Genetics 1 Genetics and Moral Responsibility 2 Ethics and the New Biology 3 Ethical Issues Raised by Eugenics: An Orthodox and Asian Perspective 4 Judging the Social Values of Scientific Advances 5 Ethical Problems Raised by Genetics 6 Problems Raised by Eugenics in Africa 7 Genetic Manipulation as a Political IssuePart III Foetal Diagnosis, Abortion and Genetic Screening 8 Foetal Diagnosis and Selective Abortion: An Ethical Exploration 9 Ethical Problems in Foetal Diagnosis and Abortion 10 An Ethical View of Abortion 11 Ethical Issues in Foetal Diagnosis and Abortion 12 Legal Issues in Foetal Diagnosis and Abortion 13 Genetic Consequences of Abortion 14 Sickle Cell Disease-Life or Death?Part IV Genetic Counselling 15 Psychological Issues in Counselling the Genetically Handicapped 16 Ethical Problems in Genetic Counselling 17 Social and Ethical Problems in Caring for Genetically Handicapped Children 18 Sociogenetic Problems and Public OpinionPart V Findings and Recommendations 19 Findings on Genetics and the Quality of LifeGlossaryParticipantsIndex
ISBN-13:
9781483279022
Veröffentl:
2014
Seiten:
240
Autor:
Charles Birch
eBook Typ:
PDF
eBook Format:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
2 - DRM Adobe
Sprache:
Englisch

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