The Embryo Research Debate
Science and the Politics of Reproduction
Seiten
1997
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-57180-7 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-57180-7 (ISBN)
A highly accessible account of the debates concerning human embryo research, tracing the origins of the controversy to debates in the 1960s about abortion and moral reform and examining reactions in the 1990s to sex selection and the use of eggs from human embryos for research.
Scientific research involving human embryos was a major topic of public debate in Britain during the 1980s. Despite strong support from the scientific community, embryo research was initially condemned by many ordinary people as well as by special interest groups, and came close to being banned by Act of Parliament. Michael Mulkay describes the dynamics of the parliamentary struggle over the future of embryo research, focusing on such issues as: the clash between the anti-abortion and pro-research lobbies; the tactics of the Government; political ideology; the media's role; the importance of gender; religion; the impact of science fiction; the lure of medical advance; and the difficulty of maintaining ethical control. He explains how the advocates of embryo research eventually triumphed, and ends with an examination of the cultural tensions which linger after the debate.
Scientific research involving human embryos was a major topic of public debate in Britain during the 1980s. Despite strong support from the scientific community, embryo research was initially condemned by many ordinary people as well as by special interest groups, and came close to being banned by Act of Parliament. Michael Mulkay describes the dynamics of the parliamentary struggle over the future of embryo research, focusing on such issues as: the clash between the anti-abortion and pro-research lobbies; the tactics of the Government; political ideology; the media's role; the importance of gender; religion; the impact of science fiction; the lure of medical advance; and the difficulty of maintaining ethical control. He explains how the advocates of embryo research eventually triumphed, and ends with an examination of the cultural tensions which linger after the debate.
Preface and acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The background to the debate; 2. The sequence of parliamentary debate; 3. Political parties and ministerial tactics; 4. The impact of the pro-research lobby; 5. Embryos in the news; 6. Women and men; 7. Science and religion; 8. The myth of Frankenstein; 9. Embryo research and the slippery slope; Epilogue: intruders in the Fallopian tube or a dream of perfect human reproduction; Notes; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.2.1997 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Cultural Social Studies |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 159 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 478 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-521-57180-4 / 0521571804 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-57180-7 / 9780521571807 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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