The dignity of human procreation and reproductive technologies
Subtitle: Anthropological and ethical aspects
By: edited by Juan De Dios Vial Correa and Elio Sgreccia.
Contributors: Vial Correa, Juan de Dios.; Sgreccia, Elio.
Publisher: Libreria Editrice Vacticana
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Rome, Italy
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
Subjects: Pontificia Academia pro vita.; Human reproductive technology -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Moral and ethical aspects.; Human reproductive technology -- Law and legislation -- Law and legislation .
Genres: Moral and ethical aspects.; Law and legislation .
Notes: Proceedings of the tenth assembly of the Pontifical Academy For Life (Vatican City, 20-22 February 2004).

Includes indexes.

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Table of contents: title: Introduction : Juan De Dios Vial Correa and Elio Sgreccia / Discourse of the Holy Father John Paul II : Pope John Paul II / Final Communique: Some biblical signs on human procreation : Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan / Parenthood and new reproductive technologies: anthropological considerations : Dr. Helen Watt / The historical development of technologies and their impact on the processes of human procreation : Adriano Bompiani / The intrinsic logic of interventions in the field of human artificial procreation. Ethical aspects : Livio Melina / The eugenic prospects of technically assisted reproduction. The preimplantation genetic diagnosis : Angelo Serra / Human embryo in the applications of artificial reproductive techniques : Monica Lopez Barahona / The practice of artificial reproduction technologies: its effects on the goals and duties of medicine : Gonzalo Herranz / The psychological and spiritual repercussion of artificial procreation for women/families vs. anthropological, spiritual attitudes. A challenge to psychosomatic and pneumatological anthropology : Peter Petersen / The juridical aspects of the making of laws in pluralistic society for the right to life : Alicja Grzeskowiak / The dilemma of Catholic legislators faced with proposals seeking to ameliorate unjust laws promoting artificial procreation : Angel Rodriguez Luno / Ethics consultation with a sterile couple : Maria Luisa Di Pietro and Antonio Gioacchino Spagnolo / Surgical treatment of female infertility : Riccardo Marana / Prevention of male infertility : Aldo Isidori / Female infertility and sterility prevention : Salvatore Mancuso / Adoption as an alternative to the FIVET : Jose M. Serrano Ruiz-Calderon / Naprotechnology in the evaluation and treatment of infertility : Thomas Hilgers.