How to build a better human
Subtitle: an ethical blueprint
By: Gregory E. Pence
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781442217621; 9781442217645
Subjects: Bioethical Issues; Ethics; Biomedical Enhancement; Genetic Counseling
Table of contents: title: What if your virtual life surpasses your real life?; title: Lessons from bioethics history; title: Expanding the mind with drugs; title: Building better female bodies; title: Building better male bodies; title: Is it moral to feel better than well?; title: Practical ways to build a longer life; title: Is it wrong to live to a hundred?; title: Personalized genomics : caveat emptor!; title: Choosing a better embryo; title: Eugenic abortions?; title: Building better fetuses in utero; title: Building better kids at birth : vaccinations; title: Building better minds of children : ritalin and adderal; title: How not to think about genetic enhancement; title: Human enhancement : six psychosocial objections; title: Overview : cloning, primordial cells & enhancement; title: Conclusions and six practical proposals.