Flesh of My Flesh: The Ethics of Cloning Humans A Reader [Paperback] Pence, Gregory E.; Annas, George; Gould, Stephen Jay; Johnson, George; Kahn, Axel; Kass, Leon; Kitcher, Philip; Lewontin, R C.; Meilaender, Gilbert; Murphy, Timothy F.; Commission, National Bioethics Advisory; Roberts, Chief Justice John and Watson, James D.

Pence, Gregory E. [Editor]; Annas, George [Contributor]; Gould, Stephen Jay [Contributor]; Johnson, George [Contributor]; Kahn, Axel [Contributor]; Kass, Leon [Contributor]; Kitcher, Philip [Contributor]; Lewontin, R C. [Contributor]; Meilaender, Gilbert [Contributor]; Murphy, Timothy F. [Contributor]; Advisory Commission, National Bioethics [Contributor]; Roberts, Chief Justice John [Contributor]; Watson, James D. [Contributor];

ISBN 10: 0847689824 / ISBN 13: 9780847689828

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Flesh of My Flesh: The Ethics of Cloning Humans A Reader [Paperback] Pence, Gregory E.; Annas, George; Gould, Stephen Jay; Johnson, George; Kahn, Axel; Kass, Leon; Kitcher, Philip; Lewontin, R C.; Meilaender, Gilbert; Murphy, Timothy F.; Commission, National Bioethics Advisory; Roberts, Chief Justice John and Watson, James D.
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847689824
• ISBN 13: 9780847689828
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: As New
• Weight: 9 ounces

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Synopsis

Cloning is one of the most hotly debated issues to have hit the world news in years. The first book of its kind. Flesh of My Flesh is a collection of articles by today's most-respected scientists, philosophers, bioethicists, theologians, and law professors about whether we should allow human cloning. The book includes historical pieces to provide background for the current debate. Religious, philosophical, and legal points of view are all represented. Flesh of My Flesh offers a fascinating and comprehensive look at this important and complex issue.

About the Author

Gregory E. Pence is a medical ethicist with twenty years of experience reviewing significant cases in bioethics. He was one of the few bioethicists in North America to have publicly opposed President Clinton's ban on human cloning. He is professor of philosophy at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, and the author of Who's Afraid of Human Cloning? (Rowman & Littlefield, 1998) He lives in Birmingham, Alabama.