Human Dignity In The Biotech Century
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What will be the greatest moral challenge facing our society throughout this century? Are we ready to face it? The contributors to this book make the case that the greatest watershed debates of this new century concerning ethics and public policy will surround the issue of biotechnology. These twelve essays alert the reader to the ethical and legal challenges we face in the new genetics, involving embryo research, stem cell research, cloning, genetic engineering, gene therapy, pharmocogenomics, cybernetics, nanotechnology and, of course, abortion. Leaders in their fields, these contributors point out the crucial role Christians can and should play in the public square. The forward-looking thought by these spokespersons will help us get prepared.
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SKU (ISBN): 9780830827831
ISBN10: 0830827838
Editor: Charles Colson | Editor: Nigel Cameron
Binding: Trade Paper
Published: August 2004
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
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