Genetics and Christian Ethics(English, Hardcover, Deane-Drummond Celia)

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Genetics and Christian Ethics(English, Hardcover, Deane-Drummond Celia) is written by Deane-Drummond Celia and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0521829437 (ISBN 10) and 9780521829434 (ISBN 13).

In the immediate future we are likely to witness significant developments in human genetic science. It is therefore of critical importance that Christian ethics engages with the genetics debate, since it affects not just the way we perceive ourselves and the natural world, but also has wider implications for our society. This book considers ethical issues arising out of specific practices in human genetics, including genetic screening, gene patenting, gene therapy, genetic counselling as well as feminist concerns. Genetics and Christian Ethics argues for a particular theo-ethical approach that derives from a modified version of virtue ethics, drawing particularly on a Thomistic understanding of the virtues, especially prudence or practical wisdom and justice. The book demonstrates that a theological voice is highly relevant to contested ethical debates about genetics.