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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Discussion of bioscience ethics requires understanding of the science that underpins biological systems impinging on our lives. Unencumbered by the formal structure of ethics, bioethics presents a forum for discussion of practical matters of individual and collective concern. This comprehensive text is a guide to the essentials of bioscience ethics and an interface between applied science and applied bioethics.
Early chapters embrace topics affecting human reproduction – substance abuse and parenthood, aging gametes and congenital malformations, child abuse and its biological consequences.
Intermediate chapters deal with end-of-life care and euthanasia, human fertility, assisted reproductive technologies, genetic engineering, and cloning.
Remaining chapters challenge human-dominated ecosystems. Population growth, economic activity, and warfare – with its environmental consequences – are reviewed. A background section describes the evolution of ethical consciousness, explores the future, and proposes that the reworking of ethical boundaries can enhance mature decision-making in harmony with changing technology.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Life, Love and Children
Book Subtitle: A Practical Introduction to Bioscience Ethics and Bioethics
Authors: Irina Pollard
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0278-4
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2002
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-7294-9Published: 30 November 2002
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-5000-2Published: 23 October 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-0278-4Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 269
Topics: Medicine/Public Health, general, Environment, general, Social Sciences, general, Law, general