reproductive technology

"Millions of people around the world suffer from infertility. For them, the prospect of having a baby may have seemed unattainable just a century ago. However, new technologies have not only made it possible for more people to have children but have also helped parents assess the health of their babies before they're even born. Treatments include artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, and amniocentesis. However, these new treatments have also sparked controversies involving the boundaries of government control, private choice, religious belief, and parental wishes. This book helps readers explore the many sides of this complicated issue"--Amazon.

Briefly explores the history of reproductive technology and modern debates and controversies surrounding reproduction. Discusses the religious viewpoint, the history of eugenics, sperm and egg donation, and the ethics of genetic engineering. Includes a glossary.

Introduces varying perspectives on issues concerning genetic engineering, including whether it should be permitted, its risks and benefits, the environmental impacts, and how it can be regulated.

A reference on reproductive issues in the U.S. that discusses reproductive rights and controversies presents a chronology, biographical sketches of forty individuals related to the topic, a collection of facts and statistics, and annotated lists of organizations and print and nonprint resources.

Contains fourteen articles that provide a variety of perspectives on reproductive technologies, addressing the ethics of gender selection, egg donation, and other topics.

An exploration of human reproductive technology that provides background information and historical details, discusses related issues, and provides facts and figures.

A collection of twenty-one controversial essays that debate the moral and ethic issues associated with reproductive technology including artificial insemination and sperm banks, surrogate mothering, and human cloning.

Discusses the ethical and legal ramifications of reproductive technology and the motives and methods of doctors and scientists who are conducting research in such areas as cloning, in vitro fertilization, and gene manipulation.

Examines how modern technology is used to create artificial pregnancies and explores the social and cultural issues surrounding this issue. Features full-color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

Looks at some of the technologies that have been developed to help infertile couples conceive and bear children, and discusses the moral, ethical, and social questions raised by such practices.