The End of Sex and the Future of Human Reproduction /

The End of Sex and the Future of Human Reproduction / / Henry T. Greely.

Within 40 years many people will stop having sex for reproduction. After IVF and preimplantation genetic diagnosis, parents will pick embryos for implantation, gestation, and birth. It will be easy, safe, lawful, and free, Henry Greely predicts. He explains the new technologies and sets out the deep...

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Greely, Henry T.,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2016]
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (340 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction: Changes
  • Part I. The Science
  • 1. Cells, Chromosomes, DNA, Genomes, and Genes
  • 2. Reproduction: In General and in Humans
  • 3. Infertility and Assisted Reproduction
  • 4. Genetics
  • 5. Genetic Testing
  • 6. Stem Cells
  • First Interlude–Easy PGD: The Possibilities
  • Part II. The Pathway
  • 7. Genetic Analysis
  • 8. Making Gametes
  • 9. Research Investment, Industry, Medical Professionals, and Health Care Financing
  • 10. Legal Factors
  • 11. Politics
  • 12. Some Other Possible Uses of New Technologies in Reproduction
  • Second Interlude–Easy PGD: The Future
  • Part III. The Implications
  • 13. Safety
  • 14. Family Relationships
  • 15. Fairness, Justice, and Equality
  • 16. Coercion
  • 17. Just Plain Wrong
  • 18. Enforcement and Implementation
  • Conclusion: Choices
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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