{"product_id":"the-prenatal-person-isbn-9780631234913","title":"The Prenatal Person","description":"This text addresses the host of ethical questions that has arisen recently in response to the development of new reproductive technologies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses the ethical questions which have arisen in response to new reproductive technologies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelps students of theology, philosophy and health studies, as well as lay readers tackle these issues.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides readers with relevant medical and scientific facts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains how different metaphysical frameworks affect the ways in which people solve these ethical problems.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTopics covered include human embryo and embryonic cell stem research, infertility and its treatments, and prenatal screening and diagnosis.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe author takes a balanced approach, acknowledging his loyalty to Catholicism, yet exploring freely the new options provided by advancing biological science.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  Preface. \u003cp\u003eAcknow;edgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Foundations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Morality for persons.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUtilitarianism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContemporary Concept of Person.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraditional Concept of Person.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurvival of Traditional Morality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Life, Health, Ethics and The Bible.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiblical Interpretations and Bioethics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife, Health, Sickness and Death: Old Testament.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife and Healing: New Testament.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLilfe After Death in the Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelevance of the Bible for Health Ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Ethical Principles for Health Care.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Vision of Human Dignity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRespect for Human Life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuty of Reasonable Care of Health and Life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoing Good and Permitting Harm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponsibilities of Healthcare Professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian and Secular Ethicists in a Democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Ethical Issues.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Human Embryo.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning of the Embryo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearch and Clinical Use of Embryos.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRespect for the Embryo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthical Evaluation of the Use of Embryos in Research and Clinical Practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. The Pregnant Woman and Her Fetus.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupport for Pregnant Women.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmbryonic and Fetal Mortality and Morbidity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInduced Abortion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLong-term Sequelae of Abortion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFetus with Anencephaly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthical Evaluation of Issues During Pregnancy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Infertility and Artificial Reproductive Technology.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfertility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssisted Reproductive Technology and Ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevalence of Fetal Congenital Malformations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePregnant Women's Anxieties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCurrent Procedures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTherapeutic Benefits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthical Evaluation of Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. The Fetus.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFetal Therapies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse of Fetal Tissue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFetal Pain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCare of the Fetus and Ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Newborns.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBreastfeeding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerinatal Mortality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLow Birthweight Babies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDelivery for HIV Infected Pregnant Women.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNoenatal Transplants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthical Issues in the Treatment of Newborns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"\u003ci\u003eThe Prenatal Person\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcome contribution to dialogue between adherents of Christian and secular approaches to controversial bioethical issues about the beginning of human life. It is refreshing to find a Catholic scholar addressing these issues in a way that does not rely heavily on religious teachings that only a Catholic could be expected to accept. This is a book I will recommend to my students, so that they can consider a reasoned approach that is very different to my own.\" \u003ci\u003ePeter Singer, Princeton University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...there are many useful insights and \u003ci\u003eThe Prenatal Person\u003c\/i\u003e is helped by attention to detail in medical matters.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Tablet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eNorman M. Ford SDB\u003c\/b\u003e is a Catholic priest, philosopher, and theologian at the ecumenical Melbourne College of Divinity. He is also the Director of the Caroline Chisholm Centre for Health Ethics. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhen Did I Begin?: Conception of the Human Individual in History, Philosophy and Science\u003c\/i\u003e (1988), as well as numerous articles on bioethics and human reproduction.  A host of ethical questions has arisen recently in response to the development of new reproductive technologies. This text helps students of theology, philosophy, and health studies, as well as lay readers, to find answers to these questions. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn order to facilitate an informed discussion of the many delicate ethical issues, the book first provides readers with relevant medical and scientific information. It explains in a clear and simple way, for example, what is involved in human embryo and embryonic cell stem research, infertility and its treatments, and prenatal screening and diagnosis. It also explains how the metaphysical framework, in which both Christian and secular philosophers think, relates to the scientific facts and affects the ways in which they solve ethical problems.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThroughout, the author takes a balanced approach, acknowledging his loyalty to Catholicism, yet freely exploring new options indicated by advancing biological science.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990319939813,"sku":"NP9780631234913","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631234913.jpg?v=1761787340","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-prenatal-person-isbn-9780631234913","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}