Religion and Biopolitics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

Given the profound moral-ethical controversies regarding the use of new biotechnologies in medical research and treatment, such as embryonic research and cloning, this book sheds new light on the role of religious organizations and actors in influencing the bio-political debates and decision-making processes. Further, it analyzes the ways in which religious traditions and actors formulate their bio-ethical positions and which rationales they use to validate their positions. The book offers a range of case studies on fourteen Western democracies, highlighting the bio-ethical and political debates over human stem cell research, therapeutic and reproductive cloning, and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis. The contributing authors illustrate the ways in which national political landscapes and actors from diverse and often fragmented moral communities with widely varying moral stances, premises and commitments formulate their bio-ethical positions and seek to influence political decisions.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	June 2019
First published:	2020
Editors:	Mirjam Weiberg-Salzmann • Ulrich Willems
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	354
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-014579-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Public administration Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Biomedical engineering > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Bio-ethics Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General Promotions
LSN:	3-03-014579-4
Barcode:	9783030145798

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