Reprogenetics

Law, Policy, and Ethical Issues
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8018-8524-2
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 544 g

Reihe: Bioethics

From the cloning of Dolly the sheep a decade ago to more recent advances in embryonic stem cell research, new genetic technologies have often spurred polemical, ill-informed debates. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in the field of reproductive genetics, where difficult bioethical issues are distilled into sound bites and far-fetched claims for easy public consumption. The underlying complexities of reprogenetic research and practice are often drowned out by the noise.

In this thoughtful and informed collection, Lori P. Knowles and Gregory E. Kaebnick bring together bioethicists from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom to examine the ethical and policy quandaries created by new genetic technologies. Featuring an overview of the field’s history (including lessons to be learned from eugenics), comparisons of international and domestic governmental regulations, and discussions of how the market and public opinion affect research, this book considers both the risks and the benefits of combining genetic and reproductive technologies.

Concluding with a cautionary call for increased regulation, Reprogenetics introduces fact, history, and reason into a public discussion of complex and vexing issues.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Knowles, Lori P

Kaebnick, Gregory E

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Ethik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Humangenetik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Contributors
Preface
Part I: The Historical and Regulatory Landscape
Chapter 1. On Drawing Lessons from the History of Eugenics
Chapter 2. Governmental Regulation of Genetic Technology, and the Lessons Learned
Chapter 3. Oversight of Assisted Reproductive Technologies: The Last Twenty Years
Part II: Ethical Issues in Reprogenetics
Chapter 4. Market Transactions in Reprogenetics: A Case for Regulation
Chapter 5. Stem Cells, Clones, Consensus, and the Law
Part III: International Regulation of Reprogenetics
Chapter 6. The Governance of Reprogenetic Technology: International Models
Chapter 7. Regulating Reprogenetics in the United Kingdom
Chapter 8. The Evolution of Public Policy on Reprogenetics in Canada
Part IV: Regulating Reprogenetics in the United States
Chapter 9. A Brief History of Public Debate about Reproductive Technologies: Politics and Commissions
Chapter 10. Possible Policy Strategies for the United States: Comparative Lessons
Chapter 11. The Development of Reprogenetic Policy and Practice in the United States: Looking to the United Kingdom
Chapter 12. Reprogenetics and Public Policy: Reflections and Recommendations
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Knowles, Lori P
Lori P. Knowles, formerly of The Hastings Center, is an independent bioethics consultant and research associate at the University of Alberta's Health Law Institute.

Kaebnick, Gregory E
Gregory E. Kaebnick is the editor of Hastings Center Report, a publication of The Hastings Center, and a coeditor of two books, Reprogenetics: Law, Policy, and Ethical Issues and Genetic Ties and the Family: The Impact of Paternity Testing on Parents and Children, both published by Johns Hopkins.

Lori P. Knowles, formerly of The Hastings Center, is an independent bioethics consultant and research associate at the University of Alberta's Health Law Institute. Gregory E. Kaebnick is an associate for Philosophical Studies at The Hastings Center and editor of the Hastings Center Report.