Quaker approaches to moral issues in genetics / Jackie Leach Scully.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scully, Jackie Leach.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Quaker studies ; v. 4.

Quaker studies ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genetics--Religious aspects--Society of Friends.

Genetics.

Society of Friends--Great Britain.

Society of Friends.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

x, 276 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lewiston, N.Y. : E. Mellen Press, [2002]

Contents:

Chapter 2 Methodology 13

Questionnaire 13

Lecture 16

Workshop 19

Freda's story 21

If you could ask one question 27

Note taking 28

Analysis 28

Questionnaires 28

Workshop notes 29

Insider/outsider status 30

Dual nature of the project 31

Chapter 3 Being Human: Genetic Testing and Manipulation 35

Freda's choice 36

Genetic determinism 41

The value of self-knowledge 43

The meaning of suffering 45

Genetic manipulation and human identity 51

Chapter 4 Secrets in the Family: Genetic Privacy 61

Professional responsibilities 63

Disclosure decisions within the family 65

Boundaries between Freda and her children 71

Other family members 76

Assignment of harm 81

Privileging the genetic family 84

Construction of family mythologies 87

Chapter 5 Power and Responsibility: Third-Party Access and Patenting 91

Genetic information and insurance 92

Access by Freda's employers 97

Widening the circle of responsibility 100

Real life in the business world 103

Patenting and scientific research 109

Freda's scientists 116

Power 121

Context 123

Chapter 6 Going Against Nature: Genetic Manipulation and Other Species 125

Species identity and integrity 126

Changing species identity 132

Hybrids and the unnatural 136

The goodness of nature 138

Theological models 141

Chapter 7 Celebrating Diversity: Genetic Variation and Disability 145

Genetic variation and disability 147

Medical and social models of disability 148

Reproductive decisions 150

Genes and medical prediction 154

Testing and disability 157

Disability and theodicy 159

Defining normality 165

Chapter 8 Broader Themes 173

The meaning of genes 174

Responsibility and technology 178

Reappraising familiar things 181

Chapter 9 Making Moral Evaluations 191

Moral decisions 192

Reason and emotion in moral evaluation 195

The importance of context and relationship 200

Good enough decisions 206

The importance of time 208

Approaches to moral evaluation 210

Values and principles 213

Discernment 219

Moral vocabulary and moral competence 223.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-270) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

0773470646

OCLC:

49795533