Saving lives versus taking lives: These are the stark terms in
which the public regards human embryo research--a battleground of
extremes, a war between science and ethics. Such a simplistic
dichotomy, encouraged by vociferous opponents of abortion and
proponents of medical research, is precisely what Jane Maienschein
seeks to counter with this book. "Whose View of Life?" brings the
current debates into sharper focus by examining developments in
stem cell research, cloning, and embryology in historical and
philosophical context and by exploring legal, social, and ethical
issues at the heart of what has become a political controversy.
Drawing on her experience as a researcher, teacher, and
congressional fellow, Jane Maienschein provides historical and
contemporary analysis to aid understanding of the scientific and
social forces that got us where we are today. For example, she
explains the long-established traditions behind conflicting views
of how life begins--at conception or gradually, in the course of
development. She prepares us to engage a major question of our day:
How are we, as a 21st-century democratic society, to navigate a
course that is at the same time respectful of the range of
competing views of life, built on the strongest possible basis of
scientific knowledge, and still able to respond to the momentous
opportunities and challenges presented to us by modern biology?
Maienschein's multidisciplinary perspective will provide a starting
point for further attempts to answer this question.
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