UNIT I. WHEN DOES LIFE BEGIN?
1. An Outline of Human Development
2. Philosophical, Theological, and Scientific Arguments
UNIT II. SHOULD WE REGULATE ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY?
1. Natural and Assisted Fertilization
2. Ethical Issues in Assisted Reproductive Technology
UNIT III. SHOULD WE SELECT THE SEX OF OUR CHILDREN?
1. The Genetics of Sex Determination
2. Arguments For and Against Sex Selection
UNIT IV. SHOULD WE ALLOW HUMAN BEINGS TO BE CLONED?
1. The Science of Cloning
2. Ethics and Policies for Human Cloning
UNIT V. SHOULD WE USE STEM CELLS TO REPAIR THE HUMAN BODY?
1. Stem Cell Therapy and Organ Regeneration
2. Ethical Dilemmas of Stem Cell Therapy
UNIT VI. SHOULD WE MODIFY THE HUMAN GENOME?
1. Gene Therapy
2. Should We Allow the Genetic Engineering of Humans?
UNIT VII. NEW PERSPECTIVES ON OLD ISSUES
1. What Is "Normal"?
2. Genetic Determinism
3. The Ethics of Animal Use in Research