THE NEW GENETIC MEDICINE by Thomas A. Shannon, James J. Walter ( 9780742531703 )

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THE NEW GENETIC MEDICINE
THEOLOGICAL AND ETHICAL REFLECTIONS

By:

Thomas A. Shannon, James J. Walter

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0742531708

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9780742531703

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ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD

Pub. date:

22 October, 2003

Pages:

176

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This text bings together the seminal essays of two leading Catholic moral theologians - Thomas Shannon and James Walter - in a n effort to identify the key ethical and theologoical questions raised by genetic medicine.

Synopsis:

From dramatic advances in medical genetics and biotechnology, controversies have emerged in the application of these techniques over the control and design of living organisms. This book brings together the seminal essays of two Catholic moral theologians in an effort to identify the key ethical and theological questions raised by the new genetic technology. Roman Catholic tradition meets modern medicine in dialogue to bring issues of faith, science, and ethical decision making into perspective.

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