Genetic intervention on human subjects / 
the report of a working party of the Catholic Bishops' Joint Committee on Bioethical Issues.  
 - London :  Catholic Bishops' Joint Committee on Bioethical Issues,  1996. 
 - vii, 80 pages ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-72) 
<br/><br/>Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Gene therapy: scientific and clinical aspects -- Moral considerations: human beings and their fulfilment -- The purpose of medicine -- Genetic health and genetic responsibility -- Genetic interventions: somatic therapy -- Genetic interventions: germ-line therapy -- Non-therapeutic genetic interventions -- Conclusion: permissible forms of genetic intervention -- Appendix A: Legal issues (Mr John Duddington) -- Appendix B: Extracts from Vatican Documents -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Notes 
<br/><br/> What is gene therapy and how is it carried out? -- Does it raise any problems? -- What kind of moral position should we take with regard to non-therapeutic genetic interventions? This Report of an interdisciplinary Working Party provides answer to these and other questions often asked about genetic interventions on human beings. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>095209231X (pbk) : 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Catholic Church--Doctrines.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Genetic engineering--Great Britain.<br/>Genetic engineering--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.<br/>Genetic engineering--Moral and ethical aspects--Great Britain.<br/>Medical ethics--Great Britain.<br/>Medical technology--Moral and ethical aspects--Great Britain.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QH 442  / .C37 1996 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>660.65  / C3632 1996