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Designer children : reconciling genetic technology, feminism, and Christian faith / Karen Peterson-Iyer.
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Title:Designer children : reconciling genetic technology, feminism, and Christian faith / Karen Peterson-Iyer.
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Author/Creator:Peterson-Iyer, Karen.
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Published/Created:Cleveland, Ohio : Pilgrim Press, 2004.
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: QZ52 .P485 2004
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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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.
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Medical Subjects: Genetic Engineering--ethics--Child.
Christianity.
Feminism.
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Description:viii, 232 p. ; 23 cm.
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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.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-226) and index.
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ISBN:0829816119 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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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.