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Author:   Colin Russell Austin
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford Paperbacks
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.132kg
ISBN:  

9780192617583

ISBN 10:   0192617583
Pages:   173
Publication Date:   01 March 1989
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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"Part 1 The natural course of events: egg and sperm; the congregation of eggs and sperm; fertilization; early development of the embryo; implantation and further development; conjoined twins; deaths in embryos and fetuses; when does a person's life really begin. Part 2 Variations on the theme: fertilizing eggs and growing and transferring embryos; how far can we grow embryos in culture?; producing chimeras and hybrids; parthenogenesis; cloning in animals and human beings; low-temperature storage of sperm, eggs and embryos; genetic engineering; ascertaining sex before birth; congenital and inherited traits and diseases; prevention, early diagnosis and treatment; what might be gained by further experiments on human embryos. Part 3 The reasons for infertility. Part 4 Ways of overcoming the problem of infertility: infertile women and test-tube babies and surrogacy; infertile men. Part 5 Some aspects of ethics and law in assisted reproduction: the danger of ""dehumanization""; the problems of ""competing rights""; ectogenesis - possible and permissible?; problems of legal control."

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