From IVF to immortality : controversy in the era of reproductive technology /

This text provides a clear, simple account of techniques involved in assisted reproduction and embryo research. It explores controversies raised by developments in reproductive technology since the first IVF baby in 1978, such as 'saviour siblings', designer babies, reproductive cloning an...

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Main Author:	Deech, Ruth
Other Authors:	Smajdor, Anna
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Subjects:	Great Britain. > Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority. Great Britain. > Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority Human reproductive technology > Moral and ethical aspects > Great Britain. Human reproductive technology > Law and legislation > Great Britain. Human reproductive technology > Social aspects > Great Britain. Human reproduction > Government policy > Great Britain. Reproductive technology. Human reproductive technology. Therapeutics. Social psychology. Research. Science. Physical sciences. Europe. Biomedical Research Investigative Techniques Reproductive Techniques Morals Embryo Research Reproductive Techniques, Assisted Ethics Geographic Locations Therapeutics Psychology, Social Research Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Geographicals Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Science Natural Science Disciplines Psychiatry and Psychology Disciplines and Occupations Europe United Kingdom Procréation médicalement assistée > Aspect moral > Grande-Bretagne. Procréation médicalement assistée > Aspect social > Grande-Bretagne. Reproduction humaine > Politique gouvernementale > Grande-Bretagne. Reproduction > Innovations. Procréation médicalement assistée. Thérapeutique. Psychologie sociale. Recherche. Sciences. Sciences physiques. social psychology. research (function) sciences (philosophy) physical sciences. treating (health care function) science (modern discipline) Social psychology Reproductive technology Physical sciences Human reproductive technology Human reproduction > Government policy Human reproductive technology > Law and legislation Human reproductive technology > Moral and ethical aspects Human reproductive technology > Social aspects Great Britain Reproduktionsmedizin Ethik Politische Steuerung Großbritannien Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Reproductive technologies and the birth of the HFEA
Ethics, embryos, and infertility
Saviour siblings, designer babies, and sex selection
Fertility is a feminist issue
Private lives and public policy : the story of Diane Blood
Human rights and reproduction
Deconstructing the family
Embryonic stem cells and therapeutic cloning.