Synopsis
There is a tension that exists between those who believe in scientific progress through any means, and those who believe in a foundational morality as the basis for all of our actions and scientific advances. Nowhere is this debate more fiercely seen than that in the stem cell and abortion debates seen today. What is the basis for this conflict - and for the position each side takes? The nexus of this conflict is one of the most fundamental questions mankind has faced - one that reaches the very level of our own unique human identity - When Does Human Life Begin? In order to understand the question of when life begins we must first attempt to understand what forms the foundations of our current history. This book is the beginning of an effort to align history with the perspective of scripture and biology to investigate life's origins. This book provides a unique perspective into the debate totally entrenched in dogma and emotion. While it is a hot-button topic - few may stop to consider the reasons for their belief, or of their opponents. It is hoped that by further understanding the foundation for our current thinking - that we can come to an understanding that brings greater clarity to the debate - and the solution.
About the Author
John L. Merritt, MD, is a practicing medical doctor, teacher and researcher. He practices Spinal Cord Medicine in Tampa, FL. He also serves as Professor of Neurology and Medicine at the University of South Florida, College of Medicine. He is a graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston. He trained in Internal Medicine at Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA and in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and in Spinal Cord Medicine. He has in the past served as a Professor at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, at the University of California, Irvine, at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, at Marquette University, and now at the University of South Florida. He has twice been elected to Best Doctors in America. He is a frequent speaker at local, national and international conferences on medicine, religion, ethics & the environment. He and wife, Marcie, have 5 grown children, three which are also physicians, the oldest being a co-author of this book. John Lawrence Merritt, II, MD is an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington, Seattle, where he does clinical practice, teaching and research in Medical Genetics and Biochemical Genetics in Seattle. He is a graduate of Loma Linda University School, School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA. He completed a residency in pediatrics and clinical medical genetics and a fellowship in clinical biochemical genetics at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. He is board certified in Pediatrics, Clinical Medical Genetics, and Clinical Biochemical Genetics. He speaks at national and international conferences with focus on advances in inborn errors in metabolism, newborn screening, and clinical genetics. He and wife, Tammy, have 2 children, one pictured above.
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