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    Designer children : reconciling genetic technology, feminism, and Christian faith / Karen Peterson-Iyer.

    • Title:Designer children : reconciling genetic technology, feminism, and Christian faith / Karen Peterson-Iyer.
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    • Author/Creator:Peterson-Iyer, Karen.
    • Published/Created:Cleveland, Ohio : Pilgrim Press, 2004.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Human reproductive technology--Moral and ethical aspects.
      Human reproductive technology--Religious aspects--Christianity.
      Genetic engineering--Moral and ethical aspects.
      Genetic engineering--Religious aspects--Christianity.
      Feminism.
    • Medical Subjects: Genetic Engineering--ethics--Child.
      Christianity.
      Feminism.
    • Description:viii, 232 p. ; 23 cm.
    • Summary:"In Designer Children, Karen Peterson-Iyer hopes to construct some moral ground under society's feet regarding genetic technology. Drawing upon the best insights from Christian faith and feminist thought to evaluate the various ways in which to genetically "shape" children, the author employs the concept of "human flourishing" to advance specific recommendations about gene therapy to prevent cystic fibrosis, genetic enhancement of memory, and sex pre-selection."--Jacket.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-226) and index.
    • ISBN:0829816119 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    • Contents:Introduction : freedom, control, and the shaping of children
      1. manipulation of genes
      Genes and genetics : shaping the human body
      Human intervention in genetic processes
      Three examples of genetic manipulation
      Shaping our offspring : some ethical considerations
      Approaching the problem of "designer children"
      2. drive to perfect humanity
      Contemporary U.S. culture and the "perfect" child
      Eugenic thought in western society
      Pursuing perfection : a caution
      3. Choosing children : feminism and the place of procreative liberty
      Liberal approaches to "designing" children
      Beyond pure procreative liberty : feminist challenges to liberal accounts
      From procreative liberty to human well-being as a feminist norm
      4. On God and giftedness : Christian approaches to "designing" children
      Having children in Christian perspective
      Responsible intervention in nature
      common good and genetic manipulation
      Implications for the shaping of children
      5. Procreation and human flourishing
      Postmodernism and human well-being
      Visions of human flourishing
      6. limits of genetic control
      Disease prevention as design : the case of cystic fibrosis
      Improving on the normal : the case of memory enhancement
      "Shaping" sex : the case of sex preselection
      Freedom, flourishing, and guidelines for change
      App. case of Carrie Buck.
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