Author | Pollard, Irina. author |
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Title | Life, Love and Children [electronic resource] : A Practical Introduction to Bioscience Ethics and Bioethics / by Irina Pollard |
Imprint | Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2002 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0278-4 |
Descript | XVII, 269 p. online resource |
1 Historical Perspective -- The Hunter-Gatherers Homo sapiens -- On the Evolution of Ethics -- Bioethics -- Bioscience Ethics -- Principle of Bioscience Ethics for Discussion -- 2 Inappropriate Lifestyle and Congenital Disability in Children: Basic Principles of Growth, Toxicology, Teratogenesis and Mutagenesis -- Patterns of Human Growth -- The Embryonic/Fetal Periods and Embryo Staging -- The Placenta as the Maternal-Fetal Interface -- Abnormal Prenatal Growth Patterns -- Toxicology: Basic Principles -- Teratogenesis, Mutagenesis, and Carcinogenesis -- Principle of Bioscience Ethics for Discussion -- 3 Substance Abuse and Parenthood: Biological Mechansims โ Ethical Responsibilities -- Behavioral Variables โ Biological Consequences -- Behavioral Variables โ Bioethical Challenges -- 4 Ovulatory Method of Birth Control: Aging Gametes and Congenital Malformations in Childern -- The Laws of Inheritance -- Human Fecundity -- Female Libido: Procreational versus Recreational Sex -- Principles of Reproductive Aging -- Aging Gametes and Ovulatory Method of Birth Control -- The Gametopathy Hypothesis and Congenital Anomalies -- Principle of Bioscience Ethics for Discussion -- 5 Understanding Child Abuse and Its Biological Consequences -- Unwanted Birth and Crime -- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or the Physical Signature of Unresolved Trauma -- The Biology of Behaviour and Cognition -- Stress and Psychosocial Short Stature -- Future Prospects? -- Principle of Bioscience Ethics for Discussion -- 6 The State of Wellbeing: on Health and Ill-health -- Basic Principles of Wellbeing or in Control of our Destiny -- 7 The State of Wellbeing: On the End of Life Care and Euthanasia -- Criteria for Re-Defining the Beginning and End of a Life -- Euthanasia, an Evolving Concept -- Principle of Bioscience Ethics for Discussion -- 8 Procreative Technology: Achievements and Desired Goals -- Fertility Control โ the Evolutionary Perspective -- Infertility โ the Price of Excess Fecundity -- Assisted Reproduction: Social Considerations -- Assisted Reproduction: Technological Considerations -- Artificial Insemination -- In vitro Fertilization and Related Technologies -- Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection and Cytoplasmic Transfer Technologies -- Maturing Human Eggs in the laboratory -- Surrogacy -- Principle of Bioscience Ethics for Discussion -- 9 The Recombinant DNA Technologies -- Genetic Engineering and Related Technologies โ Biological Perspective -- The Human Genome and the Human Genome Diversity Projects -- 10 Cloning Technology -- What is a Clone? -- Reproductive Cloning: Basic Principles -- Embryonic Stem Cell or Therapeutic Cloning -- Reproductive cloning: Ethical Considerations -- Principle of Bioscience Ethics for Discussion -- 11 Human Dominated Ecosystems: Re-Evaluating Environmental Priorities -- Population Growth and Economic Activity โ Are we Overstraining our Limits? -- Understanding Living Cycles and Anticipating Environmental Policies Rather than Relying on Remedial Measures -- 12 Human Dominated Ecosystems: Reclaiming the Future by Taking Due Account of Following Generations -- Self-Destructive Behavior and the Environment -- 13 Human Dominated Ecosystems: Warefare Fitness Enhancement or Losing Strategy -- The Institution of War -- The Tragedy of Conflict -- Biological Warfare -- Virtual Warfare -- The Legacy of War on Future Generations -- Principle of Bioscience Ethics for Discussion -- 14 Human Dominated Ecosystems: Reworking Bioethical Frontiers -- Global Responsibility โ a Transboundary Dรจtente to Developmental Needs and Environmental Preservation -- Stewardship of Mother Earth โ in Defense of the Global Commons -- Selected Bibliography