Information to equip decisions -- Humankind created in the image of God, Imago Dei: the passion and politics of human biology -- Ethics: has morality become a maze or a prism? -- What politics? Which legal system? -- Medical experimentation and reproduction -- Applying the information to issues in reproduction -- Issues faced by the expectant mother -- The moral status of the embryo -- Appendix: Legal documents and cases
Summary
Examine the impact and importance reproduction and genetics have on religious valuesCounseling Pregnancy, Politics, and Biomedicine: Empowering Discernment explains the mystery of the God-human relationship so ministers, priests, and pastors can follow the ethics and mechanics of counseling human reproductive health and be informed on issues of religion, medical experimentation, and politics. The unique book is a teaching text and a desktop reference for clergypersons and pastoral care ministers, providing them with information on the sensitive and intimate topic of reproductive he
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-297) and index
