Ethical Issues in Biotechnology Book

	List of Illustrations
	Preface
	Introduction	1
Pt. I	Fundamental Issues of Ethics and Biotechnology	31
1	How to Assess the Consequences of Genetic Engineering	37
2	Redesigning the World: Ethical Questions about Genetic Engineering	47
3	"Playing God" and Invoking a Perspective	71
4	Genetic Trespassing and Environmental Ethics	89
Pt. II	Agricultural Biotechnology	97
5	Differing Views of the Benefits and Risks of Agricultural Biotechnology	111
6	Risk and Risk Management	127
7	Journey to the Origin: Biological Integrity and Agriculture	143
8	Three Concepts of Genetic Trespassing	149
9	Ten Reasons Why Biotechnology Will Be Important in the Developing World	161
10	Ten Reasons Why Biotechnology Will Not Ensure Food Security, Protect the Environment, or Reduce Poverty in the Developing World	175
Pt. III	Food Biotechnology	183
11	The Scientific and Health Aspects of Genetically Modified Foods: Rapporteurs' Summary	191
12	The Safety of Foods Developed by Biotechnology	203
13	Hazards of Genetically Engineered Foods and Crops: Why We Need a Global Moratorium	213
14	Why We Need Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food	221
15	Ethical Issues in Food Biotechnology	231
Pt. IV	Animal Biotechnology	247
16	A Critical View of the Genetic Engineering of Farm Animals	261
17	The "Frankenstein Thing": The Moral Impact of Genetic Engineering of Agricultural Animals on Society and Future Science	271
18	On the Ethics of Using Animals for Human Benefit	287
19	The Case for the Use of Animals in Biomedical Research	299
20	Artificial Lives: Philosophical Dimensions of Farm Animal Biotechnology	309
21	Genetic Engineering as Animal Slavery	325
22	Uncertainty in Xenotransplantation: Individual Benefit versus Collective Risk
23	Critical Ethical Issues in Clinical Trials with Xenotransplants	351
Pt. V	Human Genetic Testing and Therapy	359
24	Social, Legal, and Ethical Implications of Genetic Testing	375
25	Genetic Links, Family Ties, and Social Bonds: Rights and Responsibilities in the Face of Genetic Knowledge	419
26	Privacy and the Control of Genetic Information	439
27	The Ethics of Somatic Cell Gene Therapy	461
28	Human Inheritable Genetic Modifications: Assessing Scientific, Ethical, Religious, and Policy Issues	495
29	Germ-Line Genetic Engineering and Moral Diversity: Moral Controversies in a Post-Christian World	503
Pt. VI	Human Cloning and Stem Cell Research	517
30	Human Cloning: Report and Recommendations of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission	527
31	The Wisdom of Repugnance	551
32	Genetic Encores: The Ethics of Human Cloning	573
33	Stem Cell Research and Applications: Findings and Recommendations	583
34	On Human Embryos and Stem Cell Research: An Appeal for Legally and Ethically Responsible Science and Public Policy	593
	Suggestions for Further Study	603
	Study Cases	607
	Index	623
	About the Editors	643