Contested Reproduction: Genetic Technologies, Religion, and Public Debate

by John Hyde Evans

Scientific breakthroughs have led us to a point where soon we will be able to make specific choices about the genetic makeup of our offspring. In fact, this reality has arrived--and it is only a matter of time before the technology becomes widespread. Much like past arguments about stem-cell research, the coming debate over these reproductive genetic technologies (RGTs) will be both political and, for many people, religious. In order to understand...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226222659
• ISBN13: 9780226222653
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"