The ethics of creating-or declining to create-human beings has been
addressed in several contexts: debates over abortion and embryo
research; literature on "self-creation"; and discussions of
procreative rights and responsibilities, genetic engineering, and
future generations. Here, for the first time, is a sustained,
scholarly analysis of all of these issues-a discussion combining
breadth of topics with philosophical depth, imagination with
current scientific understanding, argumentative rigor with
accessibility. The overarching aim of Creation Ethics is to
illuminate a broad array of issues connected with reproduction and
genetics, through the lens of moral philosophy. With novel
frameworks for understanding prenatal moral status and human
identity, and exceptional fairness to those holding different
views, David DeGrazia sheds new light on the ethics of abortion and
embryo research, genetic enhancement and prenatal genetic
interventions, procreation and parenting, and decisions that affect
the quality of life of future generations. Along the way, he
helpfully introduces personal identity theory and value theory as
well as such complex topics as moral status, wrongful life, and the
"nonidentity problem." The results include a subjective account of
human well-being, a standard for responsible procreation and
parenting, and a theoretical bridge between consequentialist and
nonconsequentialist ethical theories. The upshot is a synoptic,
mostly liberal vision of the ethics of creating human beings. "This
is a valuable book on a fascinating topic, written by a major
figure in the field. The topic of the ethics of creating people is
both practically urgent, as new technologies develop for shaping
human offspring, and also of great theoretical importance for
ethics and meta-ethics because it engages the deepest issues,
including those of moral status, the nature of justice, and
identity. DeGrazia has already proved to be an important force in
shaping the debate regarding these issues. Anyone writing on this
topic will have to address this book head-on. The style is
remarkably lucid and almost jargon-free. Given that the book is
filled with complex, sustained argumentation, this is quite an
accomplishment. This book will be of interest to legal scholars,
philosophers working in normative ethics, meta-ethics, and
bioethics, and public policy scholars." - Allen Buchanan, James B.
Duke Professor of Philosophy, Duke University
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