Designer Babies

by Clay Farris Naff (Editor)

Overview

Greenhaven Press's At Issue series provides a wide range of opinions on individual social issues. Each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives-eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more-to illuminate the issue. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations point to sources for further research. Enhancing critical thinking skills, each At Issue volume is an excellent research tool to help readers understand current social issues and prepare reports.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737761641
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	01/01/2013
Series:	At Issue Series: Social Issues
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 A Big Step Toward "Designer Babies"-and Big Questions Christian Science Monitor 11

2 Claims of an Age of Designer Babies Are Exaggerated Mike Celizic 14

3 The Nonmedical Screening of Embryos Should Be Banned Cheryl Miller 19

4 Designer Baby Technologies Cannot Be Stopped by Bans William Saletan 23

5 Expert Opinions Should Guide Designer Baby Technologies Sirine Shebaya 28

6 The Need to Regulate "Designer Babies" Scientific American 32

7 Parents Should Be Free to Choose Their Babies' Characteristics James Hughes Brandon Keim 36

8 Enhancing Humans Through Science Is Beneficial Hemmy Cho 41

9 The Public Should Oppose Designer Baby Technology Rahul Thadani 46

10 From Regenerative Medicine to Human Design: What Are We Really Afraid Of? Gregory Stock 50

11 Biotechnology Must Not Be Used to Alter Human Nature Marc D. Guerra 65

12 Concerns About Biotechnology Altering Human Nature Are Groundless Kenan Malik 73

13 The Designer Baby Business Violates Christian Principles Michael Poore 80

14 So-Called Designer Baby Technology Can Exemplify Christian Principles Gareth Jones 86

Organizations to Contact 96

Bibliography 99

Index 104