This is a first-person report on a major debate in current medical research policy. Drawing on his experience as a member of NIH's Human Embryo Research Panel, Green describes the embryo research debates and examines some of the leading ethical questions the research raises. He highlights the powerful role played by political and religious opponents of this research. At the same time, he emphasizes how complex philosophical and ethical issues make this issue so resistant to reasoned resolution. His book offers some ...
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This is a first-person report on a major debate in current medical research policy. Drawing on his experience as a member of NIH's Human Embryo Research Panel, Green describes the embryo research debates and examines some of the leading ethical questions the research raises. He highlights the powerful role played by political and religious opponents of this research. At the same time, he emphasizes how complex philosophical and ethical issues make this issue so resistant to reasoned resolution. His book offers some surprising new answers to the questions of how we determine life's moral beginning and what our responsibilities are to those we choose to bring into being.
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