| The Perfect Baby |  | Author: Glenn McGee
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Category: Book
Buy New: $91.00
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 3192950
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 176
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 5.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 0847697584
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.94
EAN: 9780847697588
ASIN: 0847697584
Publication Date: October 2000
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Amazon.com Review
Glenn McGee is a philosopher at the Center for Bioethics in Philadelphia, but The Perfect Baby is no dry or abstract tome. "Philosophical systems must be tested where the rubber meets the road," says McGee, and he discusses ethical issues in human reproduction with a focus on real people and real choices. McGee's approach is based on the pragmatism of American philosophers William James and John Dewey, brought up to date by looking at "the ideas that are in play in our actual discussions of parenthood and babies, about ideas like identity, perfection, enhancement, and illness." McGee concludes that "we must resist the tendency to explain away the 'felt' aspects of the problem": feelings have ethical reality.
Product Description
Glenn McGee has written a useful primer...for the application of genetic technologies to reproductive medicine.--The Philadelphia Inquirer; "The Perfect Baby"...presents the choices we must now make in everyday life...a stimulating and informative introduction with plain language..."--Nature Medicine; "The Perfect Baby" is the most popular introduction to ethical issues in genetics. This new edition has been updated to discuss and debate advances in high tech reproduction, genetic testing, gene therapy, human cloning, and stem cell research. It includes a new epilogue, by cloning pioneer Ian Wilmut and Glenn McGee.
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I saw Dr. McGee Speak at University of Minnesota April 14, 1999
7 out of 22 found this review helpful
It is amazing to me that the author is so young, because he is an excellent and interesting speaker. I bought The Perfect Baby after I saw him speak at our Student Convocation. He was so inspirational that I decided to major in bioethics.
A cool read April 6, 1999
4 out of 13 found this review helpful
This book was a great way to get to know the people who work on genetics and new reproductive technologies. I read the book for my genetics class but I loved it anyway! It tells the history and the science and ethics, but I liked that it is so well written and so human.
A great book all the way around. November 21, 1997
6 out of 12 found this review helpful
This book changed our minds about using BRCA-1 genetic testing. It is the best $11 we spent--about the same amount as a single prenatal vitamin! The history part is really interesting. We shared this book with our friends and it is being discussed at our church after the minister saw it discussed on C-SPAN. There really isn't much bad to say.
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