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For Further Reflection
Bird, Lewis P. “Universal Principles of Biomedical Ethics and Their Appli
cation to Gene-Splicing.”
Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith
41
(June 1989): 76-86. Attempts to dispel misguided fears associated with
genetic engineering, focusing instead on important issues such as uni
versal principles, common cliches, and anxieties.
Chadwick, Ruth, ed.
Ethics, Reproduction and Genetic Control.
London and
New York: Routledge, 1987. Contributors grapple with scientific, legal,
and ethical problems, considering the last from the perspectives of both
secular moral philosophy and theology.
Cole-Turner, Ronald.
The New Genesis: Theology and the Genetic Revolution.
Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 1993. Theology professor helpfully
considers the theological ramifications and arguments pertaining to
genetic engineering.
Evans, Debra.
Without Moral Limits: Women, Reproduction and the New Med
ical Technology.
Westchester, 111.: Crossway, 1989. A blistering critique of
new reproductive procedures, detailing how women are victimized and
exploited by technologies that disregard both medical and moral norms.
Feinberg, John S., and Paul D. Feinberg.
Ethics for a Brave New World.
Westchester, 111.: Crossway, 1993, 207-98. Two very helpful chapters
on reproductive technologies and genetic manipulation; careful presen
tation of and analysis of the issues from the perspective of two evangel
ical theology professors.
Findlay, Steven. “What Do Infertility Clinics Really Deliver?”
U.S. News
and World Report,
3 April 1989, 74-75. Reports on the findings of a
nationwide survey of infertility clinics, warning against overly optimistic
reports on the success rates of IVF and GIFT.
Grenz, Stanley J. “Technology and Pregnancy Enhancement.” In
Sexual
Ethics: A Biblical Perspective,
Dallas: Word, 1990, 142-55. Very helpful
discussion of the issues from an evangelical perspective.
Hull, Richard T., ed.
Ethical Issues in the New Reproductive Technologies.
Bel
mont, Calif.: Wadsworth, 1990. Excellent selection of both issues and
contributors, including Arthur Caplan, LeRoy Walters, Hans Tiefel,
and Lori Andrews. Highly informative.
Jones, D. Gareth.
Brave New People: Ethical Issues at the Commencement of
Life.
Revised. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1985. Careful reflection from
a scientific and Christian perspective. A valuable study.
---------. “Some Implications of the New Reproductive Technologies.”
Per
spectives on Science and Christian Faith
39 (March 1987): 31-38. Biblical
and theological principles applied to issues of human life, infertility, and
the nature of the family.
Lammers, Ann, and Ted Peters. “Genethics: Implications of the Human
Genome Project.”
The Christian Century
(3 October 1990): 868-72.