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090 _aQH 442 .C37 1996
110 2 _aCatholic Bishops' Joint Committee on Bio-Ethical Issues.
245 1 0 _aGenetic intervention on human subjects /
_cthe report of a working party of the Catholic Bishops' Joint Committee on Bioethical Issues.
260 _aLondon :
_bCatholic Bishops' Joint Committee on Bioethical Issues,
_c1996.
300 _avii, 80 pages ;
_c22 cm.
336 _2rdacontent
_btxt
_atext
337 _2rdamedia
_bn
_aunmediated
338 _2rdacarrier
_bnc
_avolume
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 62-72)
505 _aPreface -- 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
520 _aWhat 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.
610 2 0 _aCatholic Church
_xDoctrines.
650 0 _aGenetic engineering
_zGreat Britain.
650 0 _aGenetic engineering
_xReligious aspects
_xCatholic Church.
650 0 _aGenetic engineering
_xMoral and ethical aspects
_zGreat Britain.
650 0 _aMedical ethics
_zGreat Britain.
650 0 _aMedical technology
_xMoral and ethical aspects
_zGreat Britain.
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