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Creating Humans: Ethical Questions Where Reproduction and Science Collide
Written by Alexander McCall Smith
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In this course, we will discuss the various moral aspects of human reproduction from methods of conception to methods of ending a pregnancy. We will discuss the moral, cultural, legal, and political influences on reproduction as well as the scientific advances in reproductive technology.
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Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the award-winning series The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, and he now devotes his time to the writing of fiction, including the 44 Scotland Street and the Isabel Dalhousie series. He is the author of over eighty books on a wide array of subjects, and his work has been translated into forty-six languages. Before becoming a full-time writer he was for many years Professor of Medical Law at Edinburgh.
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Reviews for Creating Humans
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Interesting but outdated. I was getting so mad when he started talking about surrogacy because everything he was saying was so wrong. I then realized this book was published in 2004. I think his description of surrogacy would still have been wrong even at that time.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A very good review of ethical questions as they relate to reproduction. McCall Smith provides few answers but many sides of many questions.