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Overview
Cloning is one of the most hotly debated issues to have hit the world news in years. The first book of its kind. "Flesh of My Flesh" is a collection of articles by today's most-respected scientists, philosophers, bioethicists, theologians, and law professors about whether we should allow human cloning. The book includes historical pieces to provide background for the current debate. Religious, philosophical, and legal points of view are all represented. "Flesh of My Flesh" offers a fascinating and comprehensive look at this important and complex issue.Synopsis
The first book of its kind, Flesh of My Flesh is a collection of articles by today's most respected scientists, philosophers, bioethicists, theologians, and law professors about whether we should allow human cloning.
Library Journal
Written by distinguished scientists, law professors, theologians, and philosophers, these 13 provocative essays on the legal, medical, and moral implications of human cloning present a balanced view of the issues. If you buy only one book on the ethics of human cloning, get this one. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.
Editorials
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A highly accessible introduction to the scientific, moral, and political questions surrounding cloning.Bulletin Of Medical Ethics
Flesh of My Flesh distinguishes itself from the multitude of 'cloning' books on the market. An enjoyable overview of the ethics of cloning. . . . A good introduction to the subject.Library Journal
Written by distinguished scientists, law professors, theologians, and philosophers, these 13 provocative essays on the legal, medical, and moral implications of human cloning present a balanced view of the issues. If you buy only one book on the ethics of human cloning, get this one. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.Booknews
Reprints 13 essays representing a variety of views of whether people should be excited, disturbed, or indifferent to the prospect of human cloning. Except for a 1971 article by James D. Watson, they are all from 1997 and respond to the successful cloning of a sheep. The National Bioethics Advisory Commission and Stephen Jay Gould are among the contributors. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Forecast
Original.Religious Studies Review
The volume is a very useful one for the general reader and the specialist in bioethics. The essays are accessible and highly instructive. Anyone interested in recent developments in reproductive technologies will find it engaging.— Gabriel Palmer-Fernndez, Youngstown State University