The future is now : America confronts the new genetics / edited by William Kristol and Eric Cohen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kristol, William.

Cohen, Eric, 1977-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human genetics--Moral and ethical aspects.

Human genetics.

Stem cells--Research.

Stem cells.

Bioethics.

Physical Description:

xix, 357 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield : distributed by National Book Network, [2002]

Summary:

This collection, edited by William Kristol and Eric Cohen, chronicles the start of the great national debate over stem cell research. It looks back, beginning with selections from Aldous Huxley and C.S. Lewis, who first imagined the possibility of a Brave New World many decades ago. It looks forward, moving on to the current debate over human cloning and stem cells, including articles, essays, speeches and testimony from genetic enthusiasts and critics, scientists and moralists, politicians and scholars. An original introduction by Kristol and Cohen maps out the major disagreements, the questions ahead, and their own view that America's unchecked faith in technological progress needs a radical reconsideration. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Contents:

Introduction: The Future Is Now / William Kristol, Eric Cohen xv

Part I Brave New World?

Section A Dream or Nightmare? 3

Selections from Brave New World (1932) / Aldous Huxley 5

Social Biology and Population Improvement Nature (1939) / H. J. Muller 22

Section B Making Life in the Laboratory 27

Unpredictable Variety Still Rules Human Reproduction: The Washington Post (1967) / Joshua Lederberg 29

Genetic Tampering: The Washington Post (1967) / Leon R. Kass 31

Experimental Genetics and Human Evolution: The American Naturalist (1966) / Joshua Lederberg 33

Selections from Fabricated Man: The Ethics of Genetic Control (1970) / Paul Ramsey 41

Moving toward the Clonal Man: Atlantic Monthly (1971) / James D. Watson 47

Making Babies: The New Biology and the "Old" Morality: The Public Interest (1972) / Leon R. Kass 54

"Making Babies" Revisited: The Public Interest (1979) / Leon R. Kass 61

Section C The New Genetics and the American Future 71

Two Cheers (or Maybe Just One) for Progress: The Wall Street Journal (1999) / Gertrude Himmelfarb 73

A Milestone in the Conquest of Nature: The Wall Street Journal (2000) / Francis Fukuyama 77

Designing Our Descendants: First Things (2001) / Gilbert Meilaender 81

Politics in a Brave New World: The Public Interest (2001) / Adam Wolfson 89

Part II Politics in the Genetic Age

Cloning, Stem Cells, and Beyond

Section A The Cloning/Stem Cell Debate, 1997-2000 103

Testimony, U.S. Senate (March 1997) / Ian Wilmut 105

Testimony, U.S. Senate (March 1997) / George J. Annas 109

The Wisdom of Repugnance: The New Republic (June 1997) / Leon R. Kass 116

Cloning Human Beings: Report and Recommendations (June 1997) / National Bioethics Advisory Commission 119

Testimony, U.S. Senate (June 1997) / Edmund D. Pellegrino 123

Second Thoughts on Cloning: The New York Times (December 1997) / Laurence H. Tribe 125

Of Headless Mice...And Men: Time (January 1998) / Charles Krauthammer 128

Who's Afraid of Human Cloning? The Washington Post (February 1998) / James K. Glassman 131

Speech, U.S. Senate (February 1998) / Senator Tom Harkin 134

Speech, U.S. Senate (February 1998) / Senator-Christopher "Kit" S. Bond 139

Liberalism and Cloning: The Weekly Standard (October 1998) / Adam Wolfson 142

Testimony, U.S. Senate (December 1998) / James A. Thomson 149

Testimony, U.S. Senate (December 1998) / Richard M. Doerflinger 155

Ethical Issues in Human Stem Cell Research (September 1999) / National Bioethics Advisory Commission 164

Petri Dish Politics: Reason (December 1999) / Ronald Bailey 170

Reason, Faith, and Stem Cells: The Washington Post (August 2000) / Michael Kinsley 177

The Pig-Man Cometh: The Weekly Standard (October 2000) / J. Bottum 180

A Crucial Election for Medical Research: The New York Times (November 2000) / Michael J. Fox 183

Section B The Cloning/Stem Cell Debate, 2001 185

The Point of a Ban: Or, How to Think about Stem Cell Research: Hastings Center Report (Jan./Feb. 2001) / Gilbert Meilaender 188

Why Pro-Lifers Are Missing the Point: Time (February 2001) / Charles Krauthammer 201

The Politics of Stem Cells: The Weekly Standard (March 2001) / Wesley J. Smith 204

Testimony, U.S. House of Representatives (March 2001) / Rael 209

Against Human Cloning: The Weekly Standard (May 2001) / J. Bottum 213

Testimony, U.S. Senate (May 2001) / William Kristol 217

Preventing a Brave New World: The New Republic (May 2001) / Leon R. Kass 219

Separating Good Biotech from Bad: The Wall Street Journal (May 2001) / Francis Fukuyama 242

The Politics of Cloning: The Los Angeles Times (June 2001) / Eric Cohen 246

Letter to HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson (June 2001) / Senator Orrin G. Hatch 250

For a Total Ban on Human Cloning: The Weekly Standard (July 2001) / J. Bottum, William Kristol 254

Cell Out: Slate (July 2001) / William Saletan 259

Of Missile Defense and Stem Cells: The Weekly Standard (July 2001) / Eric Cohen 263

Testimony, U.S. Senate (July 2001) / Michael D. West 266

Testimony, U.S. Senate (July 2001) / Senator Bill Frist 273

Testimony, U.S. Senate (July 2001) / Senator Sam Brownback 276

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's ... Superclone? (July 2001): The Nation (July 2001) / Katha Pollitt, Critics 279

A Nightmare of a Bill: The Washington Post (July 2001) / Charles Krauthammer 286

Stem-Cell Research: Don't Destroy Human Life: The Wall Street Journal (July 2001) / Robert P. George 289

Speech, U.S. House of Representatives (July 2001) / Representative James Greenwood 292

Speech, U.S. House of Representatives (July 2001) / Representative Dennis J. Kucinich 295

Cloning, Stem Cells, and Beyond: The Weekly Standard (August 2001) / Eric Cohen, William Kristol 297

Address to the Nation (August 2001) / President George W. Bush 306

Stem Cell Science and the Preservation of Life: The New York Times (August 2001) / President George W. Bush 311

Stem Cells: Bush's Broken Promise: The Washington Post (August 2001) / Kenneth L. Connor 314

Bush's Stem-Cell Ruling: A Missouri Compromise: The Los Angeles Times (August 2001) / Eric Cohen 316

Part III Mortality and the American Character

Why Not Immortality? First Things (May 2001) / Leon R. Kass 321

Biodemocracy in America: The Public Interest (Winter 2002) / Adam Wolfson 333

Of Terrorism and Cloning / Eric Cohen, William Kristol 346.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0742521958

0742521966

OCLC:

49700069