Genetic Dilemmas: Reproductive Technologies, Parental Choices and Children's Futures (Reflective Bioethics) [Hardcover]

Dena S. Davis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 7, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0415924081 | ISBN-13: 978-0415924085 | Edition: 1

In Genetic Dilemmas and the Child's Right to an Open Future, Davis examines perplexing medical cases as a means to discussion of ethical dilemmas raised by the availability of new reproductive technologies.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Dena Davis offers an engaging, informative and provocative argument in Genetic Dilemmas. Her primary accomplishment is to draw much-needed attention to the interests of the child in reproductive decision-making...she has succeeded admirably..
–Mary Terrell White, Medical Humanities Review

People now face a dizzying array of choices about reproduction-from sex selection to cloning, from prenatal screening to genetic enhancement. In this engaging and path-breaking book, Dena Davis intelligently and compassionately explores the often-ignored impact of these choices on the children that are created and the society in which they will be raised..
–Lori Andrews, Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law

A thoughtful, timely and comprehensive look at genetics in the modern era by a recognized scholar of both their legal and humanistic implications. An excellent read!.
–R. Alta Charo, Professor of Law and Medical Ethics, University of Wisconsin- Madison.

Dena Davis has been the most consistent and important voice insisting that we take seriously the concept of each child's right to an open future, and what respecting that right would mean for new technologies in genetics and reproduction. This engaging new book is the work of a thoughtful and humane scholar, and deserves a broad readership..
–Thomas H. Murray, President of The Hastings Center

About the Author

Dena S. Davis is a professor at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University, and the 2000-2001 SmithKline Beecham Fellow in Genetics and the Law at the Center for the Study of Law, Science and Technology at Arizona State University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (December 7, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415924081
• ISBN-13: 978-0415924085
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,189,249 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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