The 'Healthy' Embryo: Social, Biomedical, Legal and Philosophical Perspectives

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Jeff Nisker (University of Western Ontario) Françoise Baylis (Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia)

The 'Healthy' Embryo

Social, Biomedical, Legal and Philosophical Perspectives

Jeff Nisker (University of Western Ontario), Françoise Baylis (Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia), Isabel Karpin (University of Technology, Sydney) , Carolyn McLeod (University of Western Ontario)

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Cambridge University Press
24 December 2009

Medical ethics & professional conduct; Medicolegal issues; Embryology

Public attention on embryo research has never been greater. Modern reproductive medicine technology and the use of embryos to generate stem cells ensure that this will continue to be a topic of debate and research across many disciplines. This multidisciplinary book explores the concept of a 'healthy' embryo, its implications on the health of children and adults, and how perceptions of what constitutes child and adult health influence the concept of embryo 'health'. The concept of human embryo health is considered from preconception to pre-implantation genetic diagnosis to recent foetal surgical approaches. Burgeoning capacities in both genetic and reproductive science and their clinical implications have catalysed the necessity to explore the concept of a 'healthy' embryo. The authors are from five countries and 13 disciplines in the social sciences, humanities, biological sciences and medicine, ensuring that the book has a broad coverage and approach.

Edited by: Jeff Nisker (University of Western Ontario), Françoise Baylis (Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia), Isabel Karpin (University of Technology, Sydney), Carolyn McLeod (University of Western Ontario), Roxanne Mykitiuk (York University, Toronto)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 520g
ISBN: 9780521748131
ISBN 10: 0521748135
Pages: 298
Publication Date: 24 December 2009
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeff Nisker is Professor of Obstetrics-Gynecology and Oncology, and Coordinator of Health Ethics and Humanities at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Françoise Baylis is Professor and Canada Research Chair in Bioethics and Philosophy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Isabel Karpin is Professor of Law, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. Carolyn Wendy McLeod is Associate Professor and Graduate Chair, Department of Philosophy, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Roxanne Mykitiuk is Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.