Human Dignity And Reproductive Technology

by Lund-Molfese, Nicholas C.; Kelly, Michael L.; Guinan, Patrick; George, OMI, Francis Cardinal,; Elshtain, Jean Bethke; Haas, John M.; Bozza, Steven; Toma, Daniel P.; Lee, Patrick; May, William E.; Doerflinger, Richard M.; Bradley, Gerard V.

• ISBN13: 9780761826545
• ISBN10: 0761826548
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-02
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

The March 2002 symposium Human Dignity and Reproductive Technology brought together philosophers, theologians, scientists, lawyers, and scholars from across the United States. The essays of this book are the contributions of the symposium's participants.

Table of Contents

Editor's Note	v
Nicholas C. Lund-Molfese
Michael L. Kelly
Introduction	vii
Patrick Guinan
Part I: Culture, Technology, and the Church	1	(46)
1. Opening Remarks	3	(2)
Francis Cardinal George
2. The Body and the Quest for Control	5	(20)
Jean Bethke Elshtain
3. The Magisterium on the Cutting Edge: Evangelization and Culture	25	(10)
John M. Haas
4. Human Dignity and Reproductive Technology: Pastoral Implications	35	(12)
Steven Bozza
Part II: Science, Philosophy and the Human Being	47	(48)
5. What's Wrong with Biology and Biologists? The Remote Roots of the Moral Crisis	49	(22)
Daniel P. Toma
6. The Moral Status of the Human Embryo	71	(10)
Patrick Lee
7. Begetting vs. Making Babies	81	(14)
William E. May
Part III: Politics and Law	95	(28)
8. Retrospective and Prospective: The Public Policy Debate on Embryo Research	97	(14)
Richard M. Doerflinger
9. The Constitutionality of Recent Pro-Life Legislation	111	(12)
Gerard V. Bradley
Contributors	123	(4)
Index	127