The Edge of Life: Human Dignity and Contemporary Bioethics

by Christopher Kaczor

Book Overview

Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. 2. When Does a Human Being Become a Person? 3. All Human Beings Are Persons. 4. How Is the Dignity of the Person as Agent Realized? Distinguishing Intention from Foresight. 5. An Ethical Assessment of Bush's Guidelines for Stem Cell Research. 6. Moral Absolutism and Ectopic Pregnancy. 7. Could Artificial Wombs End the Abortion Debate? 8. Solomon's Dilemma: Should Conjoined Twins Jodie and Mary Have Been Separated?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048168104
• ISBN13: 9789048168101
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 155 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"