Political Implications Of Human Genetic Technology
Regular price
€192.20
14 days return policy
Shipping & Delivery
A01=Robert H. Blank
Author_Robert H. Blank
bioethics
Carrier Screening
Category=JHB
democratic governance science
Effective Genetic Counseling
eq_bestseller
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
eq_society-politics
ethical dilemmas in genetic intervention
future generations rights
genetic engineering
Genetic Intervention
Genetic Intervention Programs
Genetic Issues
genetic manipulation
Genetic Policies
genetic policy analysis
Genetic Programs
Genetic Technology
Governmental Expenditures
human genetic intervention
Human Genetic Technologies
Human Suffering
Lesch Nyhan Disease
National Academy
Neonatal Euthanasia
Ozone Layer Depletion
PKU Screening
political implications
Prenatal Diagnosis
Prenatal Diagnosis Programs
public health ethics
Recombinant DNA Research
reproductive technologies
Sickle Cell Anemia
societal good
TA
Vitro Fertilization
West Germany
Product details
- ISBN 9780367295004
- Weight: 660g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 07 May 2019
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
Human genetic technology has advanced rapidly in recent years to the point where amniocentesis is commonplace and in vitro fertilization has been successful. On the horizon looms the specter of human cloning and genetic engineering, raising a storm of new moral and ethical questions. These questions, asserts the author, are not the only ones to be considered; the impact and role of public policy are equally critical. What part should the state play in human genetic intervention? To what extent does a democratic society have the duty to take steps to reduce genetic disease and improve the quality of life through genetic engineering? If society has such responsibility, at what stage does societal good preempt individual rights? What is society's obligation toward future generations and is genetic manipulation justifiable on these grounds? After surveying the state of the art, the author grapples with these questions, contending that decisions ultimately will not be based on ethical and moral grounds –they will be fought out in the political arena.
Robert H. Blank is professor and chairman of the Department of Political Science at the University of Idaho.
