Genetic Ethics

Fueled by rapid advances in the availability of genetic information and the capability to intervene in response to it a genetic revolution is now underway that has profound implications for all spheres of life. But the ethical issues raised-and sometimes overlooked-by this revolution are glaring.This timely volume written by scholars and practitioners at the forefront of genetic research-including Francis Collins Elizabeth Thomson C. Christopher Hook Arthur Dyck Allen Verhey V. Elving Anderson Marsha Fowler and Charles Colson-will help readers assess from a Christian perspective the challenging ethical questions and difficult personal and social decision-making situations raised by today's genetic advancements.