For the Love of Children

by Peters, Ted

• ISBN13: 9780664254681
• ISBN10: 0664254683
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-10-01
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

Choices in reproductive technology have multiplied at a staggering rate. Is our society prepared to decide on issues about procreation (artificial insemination and invitro fertilization) or genetic engineering ("designer children" and selective abortion)? How can we protect children--both born and unborn--who are conceived in these ways from being regarded as merchandise in the expanding marketplace of genetic services? Ted Peters sets out the challenges of these new technologies with clarity and precision. He looks anew at Christian theology and proposes an ethic "for the love of children." Peters contends that only by affirming all children and their claims upon parents will society deal constructively and ethically with the many reproductive choices available now and in the future.The Family, Culture, and Religion series offers informed and responsible analyses of the state of the American family from a religious perspective and provides practical assistance for the family's revitalization.

Author Biography

Ted Peters is Professor of Systematic Theology at Pacific Lutheran Seminary.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword
Preface
Choosing for Children in an Era of Disintegrating Families	p. 1
Multiple Choice in Baby Making	p. 33
Surrogate Motherhood: An Ethical Puzzle	p. 58
Designer Genes and Selective Abortion	p. 85
Sex and Baby Making in Christian Thought	p. 119
Visions of the Future and Ethical Foundations	p. 154
Notes	p. 183
Acknowledgments	p. 213
Index of Authors	p. 215
Index of Subjects	p. 218
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